Grace's Soccer season

Last week marked the end of Grace's soccer season. You know how soccer games have gone in the past in our world...a lot of dancing, cartwheels, and spinning with small bursts of interest in the game which would at times result in some kicking of the ball and occasionally a goal. This year, we had a totally different Grace. She was not only interested in the game of soccer but she was actually pretty good and it was fun (instead of painful) to watch the games. She scored at every game (multiple times per game on most days) and this season was a big boost to her self-confidence which I think is one of the most important reasons for being involved in extracirrcular activities...knowing you can accomplish something with a little practice. We are really proud of how well Grace did this year but hope she always knows how proud we are of her just for being her cute little self and for giving it her all...no matter the outcome. In the video I loaded, Grace doesn't actually score but you can see how her ball handling skills have improved and how she actually goes back after the ball instead of doing her old "kick the ball once and then look up, smile and give thumbs up to Mom and Dad" move!