Not sure if you could actually call it a game?

But Hannah's first experience playing soccer against another team was absolutely hilarious! There were multiple times I sat there with tears in my eyes because I was laughing so hard! Did I forget to mention it is against the rules to show you're teeth? Just kidding! I'm not sure why both of the girls have their mouths clamped shut in the above picture? But obviously there is Hannah... Officially known as #11 on her team! Directly to her left is one of her best friends Gracie, officially #12! It was so much fun watching the girls actually playing! I can't wait for practice Wednesday! :)

All of the players had to sign an agreement prior to joining soccer stating they would follow the rules and have good sportsmanship and all of that stuff. Hannah and I went over the rules and then I had her sign on the dotted line with her official signature. A giant capital H! She obviously forgot the rules when it was her turn to start the kickoff... do you see the intimidating look she's giving the other team? Actually when I look at the picture again, #2 on the green team must have done something wrong because all of the girls don't appear to be too thrilled with her?? Oh pictures... worth at least 1,000 words!

Here is Hannah in action (once our team figured out what to do... it was like a stressful movie when the green team walked onto the field. Our kids were playing with the grass and watching the bugs while the green team was chanting and doing push-ups... a little crazy actually!) Anyways... It didn't take long for our team to catch on and go after the ball. This is the best age to watch, none of the kids were upset when the other team scored, they all cheered for everyone, and all of the parents got along and laughed at both their own kids and any other kid that did something unexpected in the soccer game.

Hannah was one of those kids... Whenever she made contact with the ball it appeared as though her goal was to run as far as she could while continuing to maintain control of the ball. In the above picture you can see Hannah out in front with the ball, crossing over the boundary lines with no thoughts of stopping anytime soon. It reminded me of when Forest Gump would get the football and begin running for a touchdown... and the only way they could get him to stop was to throw up huge STOP signs and have crowds of people shouting at him. That was Hannah! As you can see there is no goal in site yet she is taking both teams with her to absolutely nowhere! As everyone on the sidelines shouted... "Come back!" :) She'll learn... we'll practice! ;)

Like I said, tears until the very end. Even the attempt of lining up to shake hands or give high fives turned into two lines of confusing pokes, shakes, stares, and anything else you might think of... this is going to be a fun soccer season!

Signing off... As "Official Soccer Mom"