Brooke continues to love her team sports. She loves being part of a group and surrounded by friends, sometimes I wonder if she actually loves the game or the girl comradely? Either way she continues to enjoy her soccer team who went to compete in the Traverse City Tournament, last year they didn't win one game, this year they took home second place in their age bracket, so that was fun to watch!
Brady also folded into the Rapids umbrella this spring but unfortunately his first tournament was spent like this.
He fell on the playground at school right before we were set to leave, had a nice tennis ball size egg on his ankle and couldn't put any pressure on it. So he cheered his team on from the sidelines.
Four weeks later he still has trouble running hard on it, so off we went to get xrays (we knew it wasn't broken but I didn't want to miss anything) No fractures, growth plate is in place, sprains can take up to 8 weeks to fully heal, so taking it easy isn't easy for a 7 year old boy but we are trying.
Brooke also did track this year and got to end the season with a meet at the fancy big high school track.
Work sponsored the event so she was hoping to get on our website with this doosey.
These girls were anxious to compete.
I am not sure what made her select her events but she signed up for the 2 mile run and the mile relay. Quite ambitious I thought for a 10 year old. Also quite annoying as it was the first event and the last event of a 3.5 hour track meet.
You couldn't have paid me to run two miles at that age, running was only something that was secondary to doing something else, but these four representatives took it on full force.
She quickly learned that eight laps around a track is quite a lot, but she hung tough and finished it out!
Then we had to wait 2.5 hours until her next event....oh vey.....
Next up was the mile relay with her buds.
I love this next series of pix as her coach is trying to explain that they need to stay in their lane until a certain point until they can cut in on the inside of the track......Brooke clearly didn't get it.....
And there it is the light bulb just went on.....hahaha.
Brooke ran the first leg of the race and did great.
Off she goes.....
Coming in to hand off the baton to her teammate.
Cheering on Ruthie (aka wheels) who brought it home lapping some other kids.
Girls celebrating as they took home first place!
4 happy and accomplished girls!!
Congratulations!!!
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