Kate joined Jeff for an overnight soccer trip to Charlotte with his high school team.  It was her first solo trip with Daddy.  She had a wonderful time riding the charter bus with the girls, cheering on the team, and doing her first bit of coaching (more on that later).  She was her Daddy's shadow and little helper.  These pictures were taken by the father of one of the players who made the trip to watch the team.  I'm so glad he took these pictures.

One of her favorite things to do was to get water from the water cooler.  Jeff said she was a little beaver going back and forth to get water.

On the bench with Daddy 

Jeff let Kate talk to the team at half time after he and his assistant, Coach Casey, had spoken to them.

Kate's half-time speech: "Kick the ball to your teammates, but not too hard. Stay away from sharks and watch out for Swiper!"

Daddy's team scored in the second half and won, 1-0. Good coaching Kate!  Here she is celebrating the victory.  Can you tell Mommy was not there to deal with the hair?!