After Alyssa attended her first UK International Soccer Camp last summer we decided it would be fun to host a coach this summer. So as soon as we registered Alyssa for camp this year we noted our interest in hosting a coach. We were fortunate enough to be a host and completely lucked out and got Amy! What are the chances that Amy was the only Scottish coach and her last name happens to be Young. The only Scottish family I know is my besties Michelle and she happens to be a Young! What a great sign! Amy was unbelievably easy going and so wonderful with the kids! They loved having her around. Every morning Jake would wake up and immediately say, "I go see Anie." He would head straight to her room to see her. Every night he would ask, "where Anie?" "Anie home?" (he couldn't seem to say Amy, just "Anie" unless he said Coach Amy). She was a real trooper having two kids who constantly wanted to be attached to her side. As Amy's stay was coming to an end we told Jake that Amy was going home. His response, "Anie is home." Ah!
Thank you to Amy for being so wonderful! Amy has a new soccer fan in Alyssa and thanks to Amy, Alyssa now has a new lucky headband.
Amy and Alyssa before camp
Every picture Jake took with Amy he did the head lean
Jakey practicing his skills at camp
Throw in during their World Cup. She was USA this year and as Alyssa would say, "we got butt kicked." (where on earth did she learn that?!?!!?)
Alyssa and Coach Marco at the end of camp (She said she was going to hang this picture on her wall. Apparently Jake wasn't the only one who developed a crush)
Jakey's upset (what's new) because awards are going to start and he can't be with the kids
Not 10 seconds later Jake walked to Marco to tell him very calmly what was wrong and Marco patiently listened to him (I love this picture)
Which turned into "rockets". Thanks, Marco!
Jake hanging with Marco at the bbq
Another host family held a bbq and these are the kids that stayed with Coach Eva (Jake and his head lean once again)
Jake with his two new favorite people
Alyssa (and her new lucky headband) and Coach Eva (her coach from Saturday's Striker Clinic)
Coach Eva teaching Alyssa how to "strike"
Alyssa was one of the youngest kids and one of the few girls at the clinic (Lis in her all boy breakout group...she didn't seem to mind)
All of the coaches on the last day of camp
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