Look Out Mia! Our Vanessa Scored 3 Goals!

Vanessa has been playing soccer for 2 years (4 seasons, spring/fall, spring fall) of the 4 seasons, she's been with the same team and coach for 3. This year, her team moved up from the Vancouver Parks and Rec to the more competitive Orchards Soccer Club. A move we weren't necessarily confident she was ready for, but we wanted her to remain with her team and coach, so we followed them there. What a fantastic move! Her team name is the Fireballs.

Today was Vanessa's first game of the fall season and she WAS ON FIRE! She not only scored the first and last goal of the game, but she also scored one in between! We are so proud of her and her determination to stay with the game even when she wasn't scoring.

Soccer was always 100% her doing--she asked me to do it and every season she was always up for playing, rain or shine--never one complaint. So after 2 years of schleping us to the games, even in torrential downpours, it looks like our little Vanessa has found her groove and we're going along for the ride for as long as she keeps going!

YOU GO GIRL!

Team check

Going for the goal

Here she comes!