She was on "fiya!"

Emily had a game tonight--in the rain and the mud--and she was awesome! I don't think I have seen her play this hard in a long time. She scored 4 (2 of which she was playing defense) of the 7 goals and stopped countless shots on goal. The other team would be bringing the ball down the field, and then out of nowhere, Emily would come shooting across the field to take the ball. As the goalie, she threw herself into the mix of kids and grabbed the ball many times. She tricked the other team by making them think she was running one way but would then run the other. She purposely threw the ball to her teammates rather than just kicking it. She even stopped a ball one handed as the rest of her body slid in the mud. She even assisted a goal from a corner kick--a deliberate kick.


I try not to overly brag about my kids, but I can't help it. She was freakin' on fiya! ;-) And it was an amazing thing to watch.