Soccer Season!

Tonight was Kate's first soccer game of the season!  Soccer just started at the beginning of this week but tonight was game 1.  Kate was moved up in age this year to the 8U team (even though she just turned 6) so she now plays with a goalie.  Age cut offs always confuse me but whatever.  Most of her friends in kindergarten with her are still in 6U but she is up and of course she loves the idea of having a goalie, and more so getting her turn to be the goalie.  She was so ready for her game tonight and she played so good!  She was running all over the field and was serious about getting that ball!  I love watching her in action.  She loves to run so she definitely got some run time in.  When I look back at these pictures she looks so grown!  I still see that first season of soccer when she looked so small.  And she is probably the youngest on this team but still looks so much bigger!  My girl is growing up on me and too fast!  I can't wait to watch her as she progresses this season.  She definitely loves the soccer field!
One picture below is absolutely PRICELESS!  Kate brought her game face to the field tonight and was giving the girl behind her the "look".  I was so glad I caught that because I have loved looking at it.  It shows how into the game she really was.  Go Scorpians!

playing goalie

Football Season is Here!!

Fall is upon us and we are so excited!!  I'm always so sad to say goodbye to summer because I love it so much but once we get into our school routine and the sneak peeks of fall start, I am ready to embrace all the goodness of fall.  It is one of my favorites too!  I'm all about sweater weather, boots, pumpkins, apples and of course GEORGIA FOOTBALL!  The Dawgs teed it up between the hedges 2 weeks ago and we were so excited to be back in Sanford Stadium.  We have now been back twice since we were there last night as well.  Georgia has now won their first 3 games so we are excited about our good start.  I hope we can keep it going.  The first game we took Cohen to because she loves to go to any and all the games she can.  I love that she has our enthusiasm about Georgia football.
We all went to the game with Blake, Kasey, and Bebe too.  We all rode together and ate downtown at Taqueira Tsunami.   It was so nice being back in Athens for game day!  You can really smell fall coming once football season is here.   It is always still nice and warm though so it has been nice having these first few games as night games.  The Dawgs were playing App State and pulled out an easy win.  GO DAWGS!

 Yesterday we decided it would be a great time to take Bryce to his first home game.  When he was 2 months old we took him to the bowl game we played in Charlotte so this wasn't his first GA game but it was his first in Athens.  We knew there wouldn't be another "easy" game like this one and if we had to leave early this would be the one to do it at.  He did great and had a ball!   We took him to the Dawg Walk and he was amazed at the band.  When we asked him what he thought about it he just said "loud."   He didn't understand that he was seeing the football players since they come through the dawg walk now in their clothes vs. their uniforms.   After the Dawg Walk we went to eat before going into the stadium.  Uncle Davis and Kayla had met us at the Dawg Walk so we had fun just hanging out with them.  Thankfully Bryce was happy and in a good mood.   He loved "jumping" down the stairs which was Kelly & I holding his hand lifting him up, and he loved just running around.  Of course with all those people that is hard to do.  When we finally went into the game he was mesmerized by all the people and lights and the players down on the field.  He loved dancing and saying GOOOOOO Dawgs Sic em!  Right after kickoff he told me he wanted to go home but then he started playing with a water bottle and with Michael and Wyatt who sat with us this game.  I think he played with Wyatt for most of the game!  Kelly took him out once to get Dippin Dots and he loved having his ice cream!  There were also some girls sitting behind us that he loved to flirt with.  I think they were actually with Samford but seemed to love Bryce and were happy to play along with him.  All in all he did so good and we knew he had had a blast.  He kept saying GOOOO Dawgs all the way to the car.  Today when he woke up he was talking about the game and said it was so fun!  The seed was planted!  You have to train these kids up right!  Red and black runs in our veins!  Go Dawgs!

mesmerized at the Dawg Walk.  Those instruments will do that!

Dippin' Dots for the win!  

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