OL Reign and Liverpool FC

If you are immediately wondering why you have red on it's because ISC Gunners has officially changed to Liverpool FC.  It was a bit of an abrupt change but feels right - lots of tools for coaches and consistency in top level training and development for all. 

The photos below are at the OL Reign game where you and a few girls from your team were chosen to be ball girls.  It was a unique experience, you had a great time AND  OL Reign WON!  We stayed after and all of you gone tons of autographs!  Oh and the moms had fun too :)

 

CMMS Track Season

You have been looking forward to track season ever since you tried track last summer with the Gliders program.  This season your go to races were the 400 and 4x100 Relay.  You did try the 100M and practiced the hurdles but after huge bruises on you knees you decided it wasn't for you.

Your LOVE for running and competitive spirit has served you well in sports.  You had a very successful first season of track winning every 400M race including the District Finals!  Your relay team did awesome as well and made it to districts!  

Looking forward to next track season to watch you race!  Love you.

Oahu: Our Happy Place

We were so excited to head back to Oahu for Spring Break.  This year we stayed at the Hilton on Waikiki.  It is the largest Hilton resort in the world with restaurants, a private lagoon and an outdoor shopping village.   Our room was great with deck and spectacular view of the ocean.

This trip felt relaxing because we ended up making plans as we went and didn't feel the need to get up and rush in the morning to get a spot at the pool (somehow Kallie always find one for us).   We spent the fist morning with Bump and family at a sunrise Easter Service.   After that we spent most of our time on the beach so Kallie could body surf, followed by afternoons at the pool and of course daily shave ice or smoothies to cool off.  We became experts at riding the double decker bus to the heart of Waikiki for shopping, big waves and dinners out.  

We did have a few adventures along the way.  Dad went on a guided fishing trip for a day so we decided (well I decided for us) to hike Diamond Head which had way too many stairs but a gorgeous view!  We took a road trip and did a ropes coarse as a family, I will admit it was much harder and higher in the air than I anticipated but we did it!   We rented a stand up paddle board one afternoon, watched fireworks on the beach and the rest of the time we just enjoyed being on vacation.  I am pretty sure we are all looking forward to our next trip, Oahu is definitely our happy place!

PS:  You got stung by a jellyfish our last full day but you were a trooper - a little vinegar and an ice pack and you were back in the pool a few hours later.  According the lifeguard it was a nasty sting!

Arizona Bound: GA Showcase

This weekend we traveled to Arizona for your first GA Showcase.  It was a mom daughter trip for most which made it fun but I know dad was sad not to be there.  It was definitely tough competition but you guys worked hard every step of the way and improved so much!  These trips are not all about soccer it is also team bonding which is so important.  We had fun team dinners and you guys made many trips to Target and even a little pool time!  Here's to many more fun travel trips and great soccer!

 

CMMS Varsity Soccer

So proud of you for making the varsity soccer team as a 6th grader!  You were nervous but we knew you could do it.  Most of the girls on the team play at different clubs so it was fun to watch everyone come together for CMMS.  You won some, lost some and tied but had fun every step of the way.  

It was a bit intensive b/c you three days a week you doubled up from CMMS to Club Soccer but never once complained.  Soccer is your passion and we love watching you grow as a player!

PacNW Winter Classic Champions

Congratulations for being the PacNW Winter Classic Champions!   It was an intense weekend of soccer with the finals against PacNW ending in PKs.  It was stressful but you all kept focused and came out Champions.  Thank you to Coach Anthony for being such a positive impact and believing in all of you ever step of the way.

 

New Years at the Rancy

We love heading up to The Ranch in Cle Elum to hang with the Hoys (and friends) for NYE.  This year the Hashaguchis joined in the fun.  We pack in a ton of fun from sledding to snowmobiling, driving the side by side and warming up and having smores by the bonfire.  You are quite the side by side driver and love to go fast I on the other hand like to go slow . . . yes I know I am boring.  

You are the only kiddo who made it up until mid-night hanging with the adults.  This year we had quite the ping pong tournament late night which was super fun along with Buck Hunter of course.  It's always a short trip but we look forward to it every year!