Soccer, soccer & more soccer

Since soccer is a BIG part of our lives lately, I thought that I would fill you in on how it is going.

Madison- Last year I was Mad's coach. It is much more enjoyable to watch and cheer for her from the sidelines. Her division plays on a bigger field and makes for a more entertaining (although not as comical) game to watch. Real Soccer. She is a force on her team. She would rather play defense but she has scored a couple of times this season. The only thing that she needs to work on is her slide-tackling, which is frowned on (and carded) in the older division. She loves to play but makes a GREAT cheerleader at her brother and sisters games too.

Brigham- He isn't sure if he's playing soccer or tackle football. This kid is aggressive. He started out frustrated and uncoordinated but he is really turning into a good little player. He has learned to accept that the other team might score but he still doesn't like it. We think that he has probably come the farthest skill-wise this half of the season. He likes us to yell, "Go number 5!" He also spends half of his time on the field giving us thumbs up! This video shows how dad signals to his to keep his eye on the ball (instead of us).

Brinlee- Wow! We were taken aback by the aggressive nature of our girliest girl. The first game she came off the line like a crazy woman and played hard till the whistle blew. Lately her team has smoked their opponents so hard that this last game came as quite a shock when they actually had some competition. Brinlee was not happy. After the other team scored (again) Brinlee proceeded to sit on the ball and would not give it up even when the opposing team's coach asked her very nicely for it. When she finally heard me screaming from the sidelines that she better fork it over she chucked it the other way. Maybe sports aren't a healthy outlet for her. She sure likes oranges though.

And last but not least Em- For the first 4 games of the season she would only play the first 2-3 minutes of the game and come off the field crying. I think that it was all just too much stimulation with everyone pushing and kicking and yelling from the sidelines. She couldn't handle it. At home practicing in the yard with the fam she couldn't be stopped but she just lost it on game day. The 4th game of the season, when we had tried everything from bribery to guilt tripping to get her out on the field, her good coach held her hand and played the whole game with her that way. She's been a force ever since. She moves faster than anyone else on the team and she's always in the action.

all about us- sorry this is back but I want it archived and can't figure out how to do it other than this

Hi everyone! This is the official Blog of the Steven Rigby & Erin Jones Maughan clan. We are a little behind the times but we are really doing it. We live in West Point, Utah. We have four beautiful children with one more on the way.
Madison is 7 going on 30 and looks just like her mom used to. She is such a kind and loving big sister, daughter and friend. She likes to play imaginative games and make up cool crafts and desserts and always surprises us with her spiritual intune-ness?? This year for the primary program she was chosen out of our whole primary by the chorister to start the program by singing a solo of, I am a Child of God. She is all over it.
Brigham and Brinlee are 5 and as different as different can be. They are as Boy and Girl as you can get. Brig likes to wrestle, play Transformers and tease his sisters. He is the toughest little boy in town (just ask his uncles) but such a sweetie too. The other day he could not get over this biker dude we saw because he had a pink bike. It really shook up his core beliefs about the world.
Brin likes to sing, dance and give mom make-overs. She hates to hear her brother talk about hunting and fishing because she loves all kinds of animals, and she acts more and more like Grandma Lisa everyday (i.e. very girly - I hope you are O.K. with that description Mom, there's no one else in the whole world we'd rather she remind us of).
And last but definetly not least comes Emilee (4). What can we say. She is a different breed all together. We were afraid that coming 1 year and 1 day after her big brother and sister might cause her to be a little lost but let me tell you that is not the case. As youngest siblings (for quite awhile at least) sometimes tend to do, she really rules this roost. Dad doesn't stand a chance against her charms and she usually can get away with murder. She is the bossiest and most responsible of our children. She is the one to ask if you want something to get done. Ems looks more like her dad even though people usually don't look past her red hair. Our poor cat never saw her coming and will never be the same again. She really loves that cat.
It is going to be so interesting to see what Heavenly Father sends us next. Stay tuned. We love our little family more than anything and getting to watch them grow up has changed Steve and I and our relationship to the very core. What blessings.

Way hott mommas!

This is my 4th pregnancy. I have 3 more weeks left. I don't know if I'm becoming more of a whimp in my old age of 31 or what, but it has been rough these past few weeks. If we make it to the end it will be amazing. My cousin Katie is also expecting a girl 3 weeks after me. We were just hanging out down at Aunt Lindy's making stained glass wind chimes and Mom decided we needed to have our picture taken. One day I'll be glad for these memories but right now I don't really need the reminder. At least Katie happened to be sporting the same sweet shorts. When nothing else fits you do what you gotta do. Three weeks and major counting!

All four kids are playing soccer this year! GO TEAM!

The kids & I spending a rockin' good day at Bear Lake