Jillian's first soccer Game

Go Green Snakes! That is what you heard from all the family and friends that were gathered on the sidelines to watch the first soccer game of the season. Not only was this this the first game of the season, it was also Jillian's first game ever! WOW! Did she impress us. One of the things that I have learned about Jillian in these past four years, is that she takes a long time to warm up to new things. I like to believe that she is an observer and likes to take it all in before she jumps right in. Well soccer was not different. The first practice she clung to my leg bawling! I wasn't sure if I would even get her onto the field. Reluctantly she stayed the whole practice and attempted to have a good time. So...I wasn't sure what to expect on game day. When we got to the field she was amazed (as were we) at how many kids that were playing. At our time there must have been about 50-60 games going on. We found our spot and she wanted to go and kick her ball around. I was thinking, "yes, this isn't going to be as bad as I thought it would be!" Well once the game started, she didn't really want to go out and play. I knew how excited she was about the snack that the team mom had brought, so I did a little fibbing and told her that she needed to play to get the snack. That was all the motivation that she needed. She went out and seemed to have a fun time. I wouldn't say that she is Mia Hamm yet, but she made it on the field and that is all that mattered! :)