ayso 2011

growing up soccer was what we did when it wasn't swimming season.

every saturday was spent out at the soccer fields.

my dad was always the coach and it was a family event.

this year gabi is old enough to start playing.

jacob also loved playing soccer growing up so we were so excited to see if gabi would love it too.

her first practice made me smile the whole time.

because she is so tiny

because she had pig tails

because she was wearing jean shorts.

jacob said she can't play in jean shorts, but she is so small i had trouble finding athletic shorts because none of them are adjustable waist!

i ended up finding her some that are size 18 months at kohls and they fit perfectly!

jake got the same ones in size 24 months :)

we bought her a ball, shin guards, socks and shoes for Christmas at big 5.

the smallest shoes they sold were size 10.5.

they were huge so at the first practice gabi had a hard time staying on her feet and kept tripping.

my mom found a soccer store and we were able to get her shoes that fit her better...size 8!

she can wear the 1o.5 shoes in a another season...someday.

the whole thing was just so exciting for her and it just made me so happy.

she really had no idea what to expect.

gab was a bit nervous at the beginning, but she liked it a lot. i kind of figured she would.

her team is made up of 3 girls and one boy.

the age group is 4 to 5 year olds and gabi is the only 4 year old on her team.

they are all first time players.

we have 9 games.

our coach is very positive and i know it is going to be a great season.