3v3 Soccer Tournament

WOW!  Today was a crazy, busy day for us.  We had to be at the soccer fields at 8:30 am this morning.  Then the games started at 9:00 am.  We bounced back and forth between fields about every 30 minutes until 4:00 today so we could watch both girls play in the 3v3 soccer tournament.  It was really a lot of fun to watch these games.  They are face paced, and there is not a goalie so it makes the action fun and fast!

Ava plays on a rec team so one of the moms made these very cute pink and zebra shirts for the girls today!

Luckily, the shirts matched my ear warmer so Ava could coordinate while on the field!  HA!

It was so cold out there all day, and the wind certainly did not help!  Here is Elia watching her sister from the sidelines:

And pretty soon, this was Elia:

Here are some action shots from one of Ava's games.  (Well, as action as they come with her.)

Ava does have an aggressive side at times on the soccer field.  She tends to push and shove.  I can't believe she does not get fouls called on her.

Then there's the silly side of Ava who dances on the sidelines.

There is also the helper side of Ava who helped daddy at the grill.  (Of course, I am thinking there was an ulterior motive there. HA!)

Ava's team placed 3rd in their division.  They were so excited!

Elia plays competitive soccer, and her team of girls were split into several smaller teams for the tournament.  Elia's team today consisted of Sydney, Jacey, Sarah, and Elia.

Here they are holding up the number of goals they scored in the game they had just played.

And action shots from Elia's games:

Girls on Elia's team giving high fives for winning their game.

This is what Ava does on the sidelines watching Elia's games.  Nothing goes better with soccer than Oreo cookies.  HA!

After 9 games of soccer over 7 hours in 1 day, it is pretty safe to say we are all going to sleep very good tonight!!!