It was Christy’s first outdoor game today playing on her competitive soccer team. It was also her first go at playing offense. At one point I was fiddling with my camera, and then looked up just in time to see a shot go past the other team’s goalie. Who exactly made the shot was unclear to me, although Christy was in the vicinity. Could it be? Was it her? She wasn’t celebrating, so I didn’t dwell on it. But at the half, I walked over to Donna, and her smile confirmed what I was hoping. She really did it. I was (am) one proud dad.

One very proud mom (Donna) looks at Christy and her soccer team in the East Providence Reporter. This is the first time Christy has appeared in the paper, so it was a special moment. Christy’s team won the indoor competitive league B Division title. A very proud Dad took the photo.

Christy is enjoying her first season of Competitive League Soccer, which begins with an indoor session that goes many weeks. So every Saturday evening, it’s “soccer time,” and Christy is doing really well. She’s one of the fastest girls on the team. “Go Christy!”