Soccer season over...

As  the soccer season comes to a close, I am relieved and somewhat sad that these days are quickly fading...it is an interesting phenomenon. Life is still busy, but less running around, so for that I am grateful.   At the sametime I think about the many great memories that we have made as a family and see how quickly time is moving!
A side from that, the kids have had a wonderful season.  They each accomplished some kind of goal and learned something new!  The biggest changes have been on our two youngest. 
Natalia had a hard season last year, with so many losses and feeling a little over worked (you have to watch her, she is an awesome soccer player!)  This season she decided to go back to the same team, mostly because of friendships, but we emphasised that she needed to just trust her team to play their positions and if they lost, they lost.  As hard as that was for her, she did.  The start of the season was rough, they began to work together and it was exciting to watch. They ended in first place for their age group!
Lorenzo too had a rough season last year, but was excited to come back to it again.  The boys, some new some old, came together from the beginning.  They also ended the season in first for their age division with only one loss and one tied game!  It was a great season to watch!

Update

Well...it's been a while since I had the opportunity of blogging and I miss it.  I feel like so much has happened, of course, in the few years since my last entry.

For one the kids are all very much grown...

Sophia is a senior at Columbia River high school this year, and has done much growing up these last two years.  She is doing great in school and is hopping of heading off to BYUI this next school year.  She is very beautiful and a very sweet and caring person.  She still loves to laugh and have fun, and again, can't let a day go by without a crush on some guy.

Samuel is a freshman this year at Skyview high school, her sister's rival school.  He is doing the SMT(Science, Math and Technology) program there and seems to be liking it.  He has a group of really good friends that decided to stay together through high school and are all doing the program.  He is very tall, smart and is quite a cutie!  He is starting the whole girl thing and it is scary...girls can be very aggressive!

Natalia is a middle schooler this year at Thomas Jefferson!  Can't believe it!  She is beautiful and quite the little spit fire.   She is sassier than anyone I know and comes back with some pretty good stuff!  She loves to stay active and has loads of energy.  She  loves soccer and it loves her! She is quite the preteen, 11 going on 16!  She loves  being with her friends, and is enjoying the middle school scene. 

Lorenzo is in fourth grade at Sarah J Anderson Elementary,  where both Travis and I both work.  He has terrific teacher and is doing well.  He is also in the dual language program and is really doing good with his Spanish!  He is a very sweet and loving boy.  He comes up to me at recess and gives me kisses and tells me he loves me...I love that he is still my sweet little guy.  He is also pretty girl crazy!  Watch out!

Travis and I are going on 20 years of marriage and it doesn't feel like it's real!  We bare both working at the same school, he is a 1st grade teacher and I as teacher's aid.  We love our jobs and the opportunity to have lunch together.