Alyssa plays for the championship....and WINS!

 We were all a little nervous!  It was time for the soccer championship game and we were playing the only team we had ever lost to...and we had lost both times during the season to them!  I told Alyssa just to play her hardest; then she could leave the game knowing she had done her best and that feeling would be what she would never forget.

And she did.  We were tied at the half 1-1.  In the final minutes of the game, Alyssa turned it on and ended up scoring the final two goals which gave us the win 3-1!  Alyssa doesn't show a lot of emotion when she plays, but let's just say that it was obvious how much the win meant to her after the game.  She couldn't quit laughing and smiling!  Pure joy!

We are so grateful for Coach Steve (Uncle Steve) who has worked so hard with her.  Such a great guy and coach!