Takes a Licking and Keeps on Ticking

Charlotte was the 'Timex' soccer player this weekend -- she "took a licking and kept on ticking". Her team was in a tournament this weekend, playing four games in two days. And boy did she take a licking.

One team especially had huge players -- some as big as me. The goalie for our team took one looked at them and wailed, "THEY'RE NOT 10!"

You're always biased when it's your child, but I'm positive Charlotte hit the ground more than any other player in the tournament -- often flying through the air first. We weren't able to get any pictures of her actually in the air, but here is one of her just after she was hit by a "10-year old" on the other team (nicknamed 'Tiny", with great irony).

But her team managed to come in second in the tournament. I was most proud of her in the final championship game. Most of her team's offensive line got tired and discouraged and just gave up. But Charlotte stepped up and was all over the field, supporting defense and offense, like a good midfielder is supposed to.

She did start falling apart once we got home, however. She was tired, bruised and sore. It's a good thing tournaments are only a couple of times a season.