1st Soccer Game

Aubrie had her first soccer game on Saturday. It was a hoot to watch, kept us all laughing. Let me give you some info about 5 year olds playing soccer.

1. They only play four on four

2. There is no goalie
3. They do not keep score

4. They play on a baby soccer field

So with that information let me explain about the game. Aubrie's team tried really hard to make a goal, they came quite close a few times, however the other team would steal the ball and make a goal. This happen quite often giving the other team about 20 goals, and no we never did make a goal. Once our best player, Chole, got to the game we thought things would turn around. Instead the poor thing got hit in the head with a soccer ball and she refused to play the rest of the game.

One thing I did notice was most of our players are new and have not played before, the other team you could tell had played together last year, thier coach even had notes and plays for his team. We were just excited that our girls were out there playing. Our coach has decided that we need to learn to work as a team and learn how to take the ball back from the other team. One good thing in Aubrie's favor is that she is one of the better kickers on the team. Some of the girls only tap the ball, Aubrie gives it a good whack.

Look Ma, No Training Wheels!

Thursday Aubrie decided she wanted to take off her training wheels after noticing her friend down the street had hers off. With a little bit of instruction, Aubrie was good to go. After a few tries and learning to balance, she was able to go. Now I decided to show Aubrie where the brakes were just in case of something; not sure if this was a good idea or not. Now Aubrie will start going, get scared, and put the brakes on. This is a little frustrating as she has the whole concept but reusing to go far. Not to mention the whole process was done with whining and a little tears; not because she didn't want to try, but because she is the new Applegath Drama Queen!!

Check out the pics:

Video of Aubrie riding:

Soccer Practice!

Aubrie decided she was going to try soccer this year after finding out that her friend Emily was playing. So Wednesday Aubrie had her first practice. She did very well and seemed to have fun. The only hiccup we had was when she told me near the end of practice that she needed to go potty. I than proceeded to tell her that she had to wait, I think she was starting to get a little bored or tired. We have two more practices this week and her first game on Saturday.

Here are some pics from the practice.

Labor Day

The Baker's and Brackett's decided to go to Lake Alan Henry for Labor Day. Brain already has a spot and a trailer there, as he takes care of a lot of lawns on North Ridge. Cody and I took our RV and hooked up next to Brain's. The spot Brian has doesn't have a lake view, but he has grass and has trimmed the trees back, so it was great. I brought my camera to take pics of the campsite, but I forgot to charge it, so no batteries = no pics. I did bring my video camera and took some videos of us tubing Sunday morning. Here are those videos.

Here is Aubrie & Meredith tubing together

Me Tubing!! I haven't tubed in about 10 years. I actually had fun. I really liked Meredith's Tube.

Cody Tubing - Notice how he has to outdo everyone by trying to do tricks.

Aubrie was so exhausted she actually fell asleep on the boat.