Games 2 & 3: Princess Strikers

Soccer has invaded our house and time, and I am so enjoying it. Being an athlete all my life, it brings out the inner competitor in me, which sometimes is not my best side! Karis played soccer last year, but the competition was close to none. This year, she is learning about offense and defense, and she has discovered her favorite position: goalie (goal keeper). She has been playing forward too, but she prefers to stop the ball with her hands and throw it hard down the field.
Our second game, we played Bubblicious: Karis' long time friend Hannah's team. They played hard against each other, not backing down a bit.

Head to head they went,

not being afraid or timid,

but when the game was over, it was all HUGS and ENCOURAGING WORDS!

We played our third game on Saturday. We lost for the third time, but Karis showed much improvement as she trapped the ball a few times to turn it the other way. She is still a bit timid when it comes to going after the ball, but she never gives up and runs the whole field.

Throwing the ball in,

going for the goal,

a contented Karis in her new favorite position: GOALIE

Karis did a great job throwing the ball down field to her teammates after stopping the other team from scoring.

She stopped four balls and allowed one goal. Great job Karis Ann!