The Mister and the Sister: State Champs!!!

On Saturday, we were very lucky to have the opportunity to see Julia and her Oakdale Bears win the State championship in soccer. I am so incredibly proud of Julia and we feel so fortunate that we were able to head down to Maryland to see the game. Julia is incredibly dedicated and hard-working. She has made so many sacrifices for her soccer teams. It's so awesome that her perseverance has paid off. She is one amazing girl.

Now, on to the game...First and foremost, we got there in time for a little non-alcoholic tailgating!

The game was a real nail biter. They tied 1-1 in regulation, went into double overtime and finished 2-1 after penalty kicks. What is even more amazing is that the school is only a few months old and the team is all Freshmen and Sophmores. According to the Frederick Post, "With just freshmen and sophomores on the team, the young Bears sent shock waves through the county public school system, becoming the first county high school to win a state team crown in its first year." You can see their slideshow here. The pictures are much better than mine, reinforcing something that I already knew -- that I will never be a sports photographer.

Our girl

A very nervous Mama and Bammie at the end of regulation

For Lyla's part, she was actually really good during the entire game. I went in fully expecting to have to keep her occupied, but she was perfectly content to sit in the bleachers, clap and scream when we did, shake her Bears noisemaker and generally keep herself busy.

We took away her bottle cold turkey a few days ago, so we cut her a little slack on the paci all weekend.

Go Bears!

And when there was a little break in the action, everyone kept busy reading and checking emails :)

And then...VICTORY!

After the game, we went back to the high school to congratulate the girls. Here is Lyla and her bestie Kell waiting for Julia outside of the locker room.