Let the Soccer Madness Begin

Well it is official, I have now become a soccer mom! Jillian is now old enough to play soccer in the AYSO league. From what I have been told our old life will cease to exist! Jillian and Brayden both swim on Monday nights, but we have now added two nights of soccer practice and games on Saturdays.

Well Jillian needed the proper gear so we thought we could just head out to the local Big 5 and pick out some cleats. We got there and they told us that they did not have her size, but we could just have her wear a few pairs of socks. Ugh...NO! Hello does he not know my safety issues! :) So on Saturday we hit up our local soccer shop (Who knew there was such a thing). The lady there was fantastic! She measured Jillian's foot and got her a few pairs to choose from. Jillian chose the ones with pink butterflies on them, of course! The lady then took the pressure off me and had Jillian try on the matching butterfly shin guards and put her cleats on. This was a relief for me because Jillian can be a little disagreeable when it comes to trying things on. Jillian got to run around the store and try out her new gear. She loved it so much that she wore them right out of the store.

After our very enjoyable shopping experience we headed out to the park where Jillian could show off her skills! I am very excited to see how this soccer thing pans out. I will keep you posted!