Lexi's Amazing Day

 So you should know that Lexi is really terrible at soccer. 

So terrible that Paul and I slightly dread the games. 

Because she's gotten stuck in the net, 

and started a game of ring-around-the-rosy allowing the other team to score multiple goals, 

and frequently (and loudly) complains that "this is making me sweaty."

She's going to be more of an individual sport gal. 

She's told us "I not so very good at soccer" 

Honey, we know. 

So I was an awesome mom yesterday and told her that if she would STAY WITH THE BALL during the game and AT LEAST TRY TO KICK IT JUST ONCE I would take her anywhere she wanted to go later that day. 

And you know what - bribery works, people!

That little lady got out there and hustled her hunny-buns off trying to keep up with the ball. She kicked it  . . . TWICE! It was the most involved I've ever seen her!

After the game (which they lost 276 - 0), she declared that she wanted to be taken to the Jewelry store. 

You got it sister! 

We have a great costume jewelry store and Lexi and I spent about 45 minutes in there looking for "her one favorite thing" which she would get as a reward for her soccer skills. 

This was her selection: 

 

 Note the outift change - before we could go shopping, she demanded to be dressed like a princess. 

Because you must always dress for occasions. 

 We also found this cutey-cute scarf

And Lexi's Amazing Day continued. 

We went to 5:30 Mass . . . It was Prom Night. 

"MOM! Look! There are PRINCESSES here!"

She about peed her pants with excitement. 

After Mass, she ran up to all of them and told the girls how pretty they were, and asked for high-fives. 

All obliged. 

It probably helped that LuLu addressed them as "Pink Princess" or "Purple Princess" or my favorite: "Sparkle Princess" - I would high five anybody who thought I was a princess.