Soccer Season

Both Emily and Brooke played soccer this year, and it was a blast. Robynn and I were amazed at how well both of them played. They were aggressive and fast! To motivate them, we told Brooke that she could get her ears pierced if she scored a goal; and we told Emily that she would NOT need to get her ears pierced if she scored a goal. Well, at the last game, Emily came really close (within a foot of the goal) - but just missed it. We were so proud of her that we didn't follow through, and we didn't make her get her ears pierced (besides, we think she looks great just the way she is!). Brooke's season came down to the last quarter in her last game. The coach put her in as forward. And it didn't take long for Brooke to realize that it was now or never - so she got the ball and plowed through several other players, taking the ball all the way to the goal. It was Brooke against the goalie, and like a pro, Brooke shot the ball right in the corner - GOOOAAAALLL! She jumped up and down with her team mates, yelling, "I get my ears pierced!" So, Robynn took her that afternoon to get her ears pierced. It was quite a day, and we had lots of fun. After the game, we took Brooke and Emily and Jake to get ice cream at the local Loomis Drug Store, where they have an old-time ice cream counter. We couldn't be more proud of our two beautiful players!