My daughter Z has always been a little tenative on the soccer field. But that all changed during today's game. She ran like a gazelle, she shoved kids out of her way, she drove the ball down the field and begged the coach to let her be a forward.
Me: Z, you are playing really well today! I've never seen you going after the ball like that before? What changed?
Z: I am pretending that the soccer ball is a giant candy cane.
P.S. I stole this picture from my wife's blog. More pictures of the kids playing soccer there...
i heard that's the same tactic employed by the U.S. women's team....
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Wow did Zoe knocked that girl down? 'Steal my candy cane? I think not.'
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