Soccer

Meredith started soccer with the Rosemount Athletic Association a few weeks back.  It's been a few years since we first tried soccer (which turned out to be a total disaster).  This time, she is playing in a girls league with Kindergarteners and First Graders.  Sometimes it bums me out that we play with Rosemount because Meredith goes to school in Apple Valley so none of the kids she plays sports with (hockey or soccer) will be kids she will be in school with.  We are zoned so weird for schools.  We are zoned for high school at Rosemount High School even though we live WAY into Apple Valley.  That is the reason why we play sports through Rosemount Athletic Association though.  

Anyway, it turns out that one of the girls on her team is a girl she went to preschool with so she is happy to know someone.  

Soccer has been going well.  She is much more focused than she was at age 3.  She needs to work on looking forward as she runs (instead of looking at the ground) and her running form needs to be perfected (she runs like Phoebe from Friends).  But she is having fun.  We will continue on with soccer through the end of August.  

This was the first day.  They didn't have their complete uniforms, thus the bright blue shorts.  The girl in the front with the pink ball is her friend Carly from preschool.  

Now this one is a disaster at soccer.  I only attend once/week because bringing Anna is just too much.  All the other kids sit nicely.  Why can't mine?  She is always trying to run on the field.  Or run away.