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Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Busy Saturday1

First day of soccer


I signed Ve up for the K-1 group. BIG MISTAKE!!



She had a hard time following along since the coaches expected this age group to know some basics things. Ve did not since her English is still so new. She was off-task and lost for most of the time.


and I could tell she really wasn't enjoying herself. She was also one of the smallest on the team. So I asked the coordinator if I could move her to Tuks team. He had to check with his boss, so in the meantime we waited and watched Ve's game and Ve not enjoying herself.



Tuks on the sideline of Ve's game keeping herself busy.



And as you can see I let her. She had a good time and waited patiently for her game to start.



Once she was washed up, and her game started, Tuks was all business.


Ve on the sideline of Tuks game.


Still staying focused. Tuks is the youngest on her team of PreK-4/5, and she still did great


The news came that yes, Ve could join Tuks team for the 7 weeks. She was allowed to jump right in today, and she LOVED it. Still basketball moves, but she clearly liked it way more than with the older kids.



Soccer queen


Rounding up in the end for their team chant. Soccer season will now be fun for us all.

2 comments:

veggiemom said...

Too bad Ve didn't enjoy it more. I bet she'll like it more when she has a little more English.

Steph, G's Mom said...

Yeah another soccer family! :) Gyrlande LOVES soccer. C is it just an optical illusion or is Ve looking like she is almost the same size as Tuks? When she is standing near Tuks' soccer team, she seems almost the same size! But then that gymnastics photo you posted way earlier, she looked so much taller than those kids. You are SURE she must be 6 now? Or could she just have turned 5? I am thinking it has to be an optical illusion, because how could Tuks have had that big a growth spurt! Also their photo in their Easter outfits they looked nearly the same size.

You are doing GREAT on her hair!!!

steph

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