Hey guys! Just a little update for everyone. I've been behind with my blogs. Just couldn't keep it up due to the kid's activities. Soccer season ended just this Saturday. The soccer ninja's game were taken up a notch with their new coach - Coach Mike! I asked Tara what is one of the new things she learned this season - and she said "TO HUSTLE!" She really did a lot of that this season. Playing a lot more aggressively - using their shoulders a lot. It was a very exciting season. Best of all, I watched her grow into a better person. The commitment to her team which are also her friends and her coach was there. Pushing herself to new limits. Getting homework done and still playing sports is extremely difficult - and remember she is only 9. She has managed to pull straight A's again. She just took home a progress report and there were straight A's....again! As the season was beginning - the emphasis was on her academics but of course we knew she loves playing soccer. As with most things - the deal was, keep your grades up and you can keep playing soccer. And we watched her persevere (yay...it was one of her vocabulary words this year). Studying for tests, doing extra work, participating at school events - all this while trying to be the best person she can be. She is changing right before our very eyes. More thoughtful, more helpful (I asked this due to an increase amount of activity with her other siblings), more respectful, making the right choices (saying no to candy at school), and standing up for herself (for those days when her friends are not so nice). OH - and she learned to ride her bike with no training wheels. Overall we are very proud of her and could not ask for a better daughter.
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