Zion's Soccer Season

Well, soccer season has come to a close.... Zion had his last game last week. He did SO great this season!!.... He scored three goals total this season--WOW!!! AWESOME!!!! We are so proud of Zion for playing and having so much fun with it!!!.... Here's some pics from the season, and Zion scoring his first goal!!.....

ZION'S FIRST GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here is Zion scoring his first goal!!! It was AWESOME!!!... The best part is watching Zion and Shane celebrate afterwards!!... The video is kinda long, but it's well worth watching!! Enjoy!!

Here's the Silver Team. What a group, huh?!!..... "GO SILVER!!!!!!"
Before each game, the Y has a policy that the teams pray together. We thought it was pretty cool! Here's a picture of them praying.
Anyone that has heard me talk about this will crack up right now... This pretty lady below was Zion's "sideline soccer mom." She was the sweetest lady! Her daughter, Kate, played with Zion on the soccer team. And almost every week, when it was Zion's turn to sit out, he wanted to sit with "Kate's mom." At first, I wasn't sure what to think.... Then I realized, it was a form of independence and security that Zion was revealing, and also, Kate's mom was talking to Zion about the old Ninja Turtle stuff her son had that she would dig out and bring for Zion to have!!.... (Which she did!! How sweet!!) Anyway, I HAD to get a picture of Zion sitting with her... It really was kinda cute!
Here's Zion kicking the ball!! He really is a pretty good little soccer player! It was really fun watching him improve over the season and really get the hang of the game!.... We are SO proud of him!!!

Zion's first soccer season was a blast for our whole family!!! A BIG thanks to Uncle Jordy for helping coach this season--we appreciate you, especially Zion!!! And all the kids LOVED you!! Thanks to those of you who were able to come watch him--it meant the world to Zion!! We understand not everyone had the chance or ability to come see him play, so that's why we're posting all of this!!.... The team as a whole did an awesome job over the season as they learned how to play the game as a team--they became more aggressive and more excited about playing with each game!! (Instead of just watching the trains go by or looking at the birds in the sky.... or picking up grass and putting it on their heads.... They really came a LONG way by the time the season was over!!) Shane did an awesome job coaching the kids--he was GREAT with them! One thing our team was really good at because of Shane's coaching was encouraging each other and not getting upset or frustrated when things didn't go their way or when they weren't winning.... Zion did SO great and we enjoyed every minute of watching him play!! We are SO proud of Zion and can't wait for another season!!!!! "GO SILVER!!!!"

They had gold medals for each one of the kids at the last game... It was great!!!