Bumblebees Win!

After great anticipation, Lila's soccer season finally started last weekend.  She was so excited she could hardly stand it.  She had lots of fans, too.  All of her grandparents, her cousin, aunt and all four of us were there to cheer her on.

Papaw even made it there, too!



Our fearless little Bee REALLY wanted to play goalie, so guess who was the goalie for the start of the game?  You got it.  This girl!

The referee lined up the girls and checked their numbers (wouldn't want any rogue players getting in the game!)...

Then it was time to warm-up.  Get it girl!

Serious

She started blocking some shots, even with those monster gloves on, and was ready to go.  Her practice really paid off, too!  No goals were scored on her--GO LILA!

Lila wasn't the only one working hard--Assistant Coach Jackson was giving plenty of directions, along with his dad and Coach Brent.

I was so glad that I got to try out my long-range camera lens!  It worked great far away...

and up close, too.

And this little bumblbee was all over the ball.  She was fantastic on defense, often stopping girls much bigger than she is.  That's my girl!



She'd hustle to it and start turning it towards our goal.

 

She kept up that intensity the whole time she was on the field. 

Soon she got to take a penalty kick and scored her first goal of the season!!!



I was so excited for her that I temporarily forgot my role as photographer.  I did snap this shot of her huge smile right after, though!

Not long after that, we were cheering for all the girls as they ran through the tunnel.  Go Bees!

Flash Gordon right there.

It was a very successful morning for all of these Kindergarten friends.  They won 10-0!

Way to go, Coach Dad!

You're both #1 in my book.