her first game ...

so sorry for the delay in my posting .. my mom and dad left on thursday for a ranger trip to mena arkansas and things have been a bit crazy to say the least .. ellie had her first soccer game today .. cash and i went to cheer her on .. i think ..

had a team meeting before the game started .. we are the green team .. ellie is #9 .. just like her dad was .. now .. keep in mind that this is jeff's deal .. he takes her to practice .. he kicks the ball in the yard with her .. he works on strategy with her .. and on and on .. me .. i just take pictures .. and supply the water ..

ellie plays center forward .. jeff is so proud .. she got to call heads or tails .. she won the toss .. and her team .. the green team .. got to kick off .. oh my .. the excitement is building for me .. now .. keep in the mind .. i have no idea what is going on .. i have my little camcorder set up on its tripod and i have my big camera hanging around my neck .. and yes i got lots of wierd looks .. i didn't want to miss a minute of any of it .. plus jeff wanted to watch the game so that he could see what ellie needs to work on .. so here we go .. the whistle blows ..

and bam .. she kicks the ball to the right forward .. and then he is swarmed by a mass of yellow shirts and then the mass of kids turns into yellow and green shirts and they all start to follow the ball around the field .. cash then says .. hey mom .. will you open my oreos and can we go home yet .. no cash .. the game just started .. oh .. he says .. well then .. will you open my capri sun to .. sure cash .. now watch ellie ..

she is quick with her feet .. just like her dad ..

she can throw really high and hard .. just like her dad ..

and she did not stop running the whole time .. i overheard jeff telling her that it was all about the hustle .. she got that part for sure .. the "off sides" and "cover a yellow" not so much .. but hustle .. my girl can do that .. for 50 minutes .. she never walked off the field .. she ran .. she followed that ball from one end of the field to the other and back again .. she elbowed her way right in there with those bigger kids and  got the ball .. she was coverd in dirt and sweat from head to toe and her hair was all windblown .. i am thinking secretly to myself .. i want to do ballet again .. pink tights .. lip gloss .. giggly girls .. pretty hair .. i can do that .. sweat .. dirt .. shin guards and muddy shoes .. not so much ..

but .. i am keeping an open mind .. i think that she kind of liked it .. except the part where she got kicked in the knee by the big yellow kid .. she doesn't do so good with the losing part either .. just like her dad .. yes mom .. it was fun .. but dad's right .. it is all about winning ..