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Move on over Mia Hamm...

That's right, our Sammy girl has got some awesome soccer skills! She was so pumped for her first ever soccer practice today that it was all I could use to get her to practice piano, do her chores and finish her laundry... I know, I'm such the drill sergeant!

Now, I knew my little super-star had a mild amount of coordination, and I knew she is most always good at anything she loves and/or practices hard at, but seriously... she was sooooo good today at her very first practice that Scott and I just stood there on the side of the field with our jaws wide open. She is probably the youngest and shortest on the team and the only one to have never "played" before... but by the looks of it you would have never known it.

We tried desperately to get her on the team with the other members of her 'Fab 4' posse (3 are on one team and Sam is on another), but we just don't think it's going to work out. So, at the end of the day, we just gotta make due with what we have, and we actually think Sam being on a team with older more skilled girls will push her even harder to do even better... I know, as if that is even possible... ;-)

And now the photos... I'm in no way a sports shooter, but hopefully by the end of the season I'll be better at this...

First, the prerequisite photo shoot shot...


Then some drills on their own...



Now for Sam's favorite part of practice, a scrimmage game...



(I don't think it's any secret that Sam THRIVES off of competition... their games are gonna be AWESOME!)

And finially, my favorite shot of the day... can't you just see the pure joy on her face... I think she's in love!

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