15 September 2011

Lucy Soccer First Practice! Photolog


Lucy has grown like a weed in the past 2 months. Look how TALL she is! She is absolutely blossoming in the cutest thing ever. It struck me when she snuck cookies from the far back of the kitchen counter the other day and when she got her own water from the fridge. She just started getting her own water in the past couple wks. And her spelling, artwork, everything! Improving literally overnight. So big. So fast. Sigh. My little girl is... well, not so little anymore!!! Watch out Mia Hamm! Lucy Cooke is now entering competitive team sports!

Lucy's "game face". All that pink and the cutesy stance w/ the foot/ankle roll somehow takes away from the mean game face!

Protecting the ball from.... hey, where'd everyone go???

Hunk-a-hunk-a-burnin' love. Lover boy. AKA out-of-bounds referee!

#1 FAN! Claire Cooke reviews team talent and strategizes for game day.


Head and shoulders... um, BELOW the rest but WAY TO GO BABY!!!

Lucy paused about every 5-8 minutes (for the 45min practice) and gave us a big thumbs up & smile. Think she likes it???

With those kids... this is the only place that Molly's soccer ball was safe!

Lucy Cooke, throwing elbows on day one! Pay no attention to Socrates on the right.

Molly wanted to wear shin guards "wike Wuccceeee" (like Lucy) so we found in the closet event-appropriate leg warmers

I've decided I always need a todder within arm's reach. I love 'em on my shoulders! They keep your neck warm, massage your head and make even the scrubbiest guy like me look half-way decent b/c they're so cute. Crocs + leg warmers. What's not to love!? "Daddy up there??" she says. Glancing longingly up my frame. When I lift her to a hip she keeps crawling north until she's comfortably on my shoulders. It just melts my heart each time. Love that little Poppers.

Action shot! Look at those "Fancy Nancies" (shoes)! You ROCK those pink shin guards girl!

" Goooooo...

...MONKEYS!!!

(actual team name! How cute!)

Sigh of relief. Successful first practice!

Quick glance to the adoring fans on the sidelines while breaking rule #1 (no hands!)

Quick smile for the family photographer(s)!


True beauty.


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