Julia's second goal

Julia has made a lot of progress this season with soccer. At times, it was tough to even get her out on the field. Which makes what we captured on this video even more amazing. And it was the second goal of the game (third for her of the season). Valerie is also enjoying soccer a lot and seems to not want the season to end. I will have to get a video of her this weekend. She is an excellent goalie and likes that position best.

Back to Julia- I rediscovered something this morning. Chocolate is an excellent enticement! We have had a lot of trouble in the morning just getting her to do the basics (put clothes on, brush teeth, and get in the car). This morning, I could tell we might be headed for trouble yet again, so I offered a small piece of chocolate to everyone who did everything they were supposed to do without any problems (used this for Ethan and Valerie when they were each four. Four is an extremely tough age for the Zumbrun kiddos for some reason). The results were beautiful and we were all happy.