Foote Family ---- Duane, Elizabeth, Miranda, Ryan, Olivia & Evan: Another Season Has Begun

Our Little Soccer Player

So, the season has started and my life runs nonstop getting the kids from one activity to the next. I often think my day starts at 2:30pm when I pick Olivia up from school and finally ends after 9pm when the kids are finally down for the night and the house is put back together again. It's not that I don't do anything between 8am and 2:30pm, but the day really gets crazy once Olivia gets home. It's only six more weeks of craziness before our schedule slows down, but until then each day ends in exhaustion. With three kids in sports this year we have practice Monday through Friday with games on Saturday. Since Duane's new job is taking him out of town off and on, I'm left to shuttle each child from place to place. One may ask why I do it, and my answer is because my kids love it and I enjoy watching them. In the mean time, Evan and I spend most of our afternoons and evenings in the van driving from one place to another.
After years of watching her siblings participate in activities, Olivia was finally old enough to play soccer. She has so much energy and runs circles around the other players on the field and never seems to get tired. Miranda is cheering again this season and hopes to try out for the middle school squad next year. She loves it and lucky for me she cheers for her brother's team, which saves us from going to an extra game each Saturday. Ryan is playing tackle football again this year. He's moved up to the 9 & 10-year-old squad, which means he is no longer one of the largest on the team. Last year he played right tackle and did not enjoy playing on the offensive line. This year he is playing defensive end and loves playing defense, chasing after the ball. It's great to see him play and how much he enjoys it. Even after two hours of practice, he is still going fully speed. Seeing how much they all are enjoying what they're doing makes the sacrifice worth it!