Christmas

Christmas time is a great time for giving. This year each girl got to choose their favorite holiday treat for holiday treat plates. The girls had a blast making the goodies. I think they had the most fun think of people who could use a holiday plate to brighten the holidays. It is nice to have a few moments to enjoy what Christmas should be all about, giving.

Christmas Eve with the Mason boys

Holiday time is a great time to spend together and start new family traditions. Instead of making gingerbread houses this year, we made Christmas trees out of rice krispy treats. Each of the kids with the Mason boys decorated the Christmas trees with frosting and candy. Trevor tried to taste them all to find the best one.

Kelsey soccer team "The Stars"

I finally got Kelsey's soccer pictures. Her teams is called "The Stars". The Stars were the first team she played on. It was the team I use to coach before I got pregnant with Trevor and had to quit because I couldn't function.

She tried to go back the next season but the roster was full. So, she played on the Cowgirls. She loved playing with them because she was a superstar compared to the other girls. Then the next season, I moved her up a division so she would not have to play against KyLee's team (which moved up because they were so good). That season, I went back to coaching but just assistant coach because they need help. That was fun with Trevor. Her team was called the Stingers. The girls were huge compared to her. Her team struggled. Half of the team never played soccer until that season. They played against teams that played together since they were 5. We lost.

This season I finally got her back on The Stars. They actually combined Cowgirls and The Stars since they were moving up a field. Kelsey had a great season. They came in 3rd place. They were the only Wylie team to place in her division. They had to play all the hard teams. They never played against the bad team. The two teams that placed above them, they actually won. They took the team to Sword tournament. Most of their games were tied or within a point. The girls had fun. It was very cold. They played in their sweats. We crawled up in our blankets and passed out hot chocolate to stay warm.

The Stars call Kelsey Sonic because she is so fast and has great endurance on the soccer field. She enjoys it. They let her play as much as she wants which is most of the game becasue she hates to sit on the sideline.

KyLee's U10 soccer team, The Lady Patriots, went to the The Wendy's Tournament of Champions. It is a tournament where all the first place teams from all the soccer associations in North Texas compete against each other. It is several long days at the soccer field. The girls play up to three soccer games a day, several days in days in a row. Trevor was actually pretty good. We took lots of walks aroung the soccer fields. Some of the teams played nice, others played dirty. KyLee's coach teaches them to play clean soccer which is nice.

Out of over 500 teams in North Texas, KyLee's team got second place.

Way to go Lady Patriots!!