The girls’ “big” Christmas gift this year was, in fact, big: a family trip to St. John, United States Virgin Island. Tim and I have been planning this since March and decided to keep it a secret from the girls. Saving the big reveal to Christmas Day was awesome! For …
in August, right before school began, Aspen tried out for the 6th grade volleyball team at Brentwood Middle School. She was competing with 39 other girls for one of the 9 spots. Alas, she didn’t make the team. Instead, she along with 2 other 6th graders, Aubrey and Logan, made …
Aspen likes Asheville in late August. Last year she toured the Biltmore, had an assist, and made the finals. This year she kayaked 7 miles down the French Broad River, scored a goal, made some awesome saves in goal, and reached the finals again.
In April of this year, Aspen was playing club volleyball. They played with a lighter ball, and lower nets, and they were allowed to serve from the “20 foot” line. For two weeks, Aspen really struggled to get a serve in. She worked on it, though. And she worked on …
What do Aspen and Oakley do at camp for 2 weeks? The girls take swimming, canoeing, diving, tennis, horseback riding, arts and crafts, games, nature, (climbing) wall, archery, and glee club. Camp Nakanawa is excellent about updating their website with pictures. Here are some of my favorites from the last …
Hi! How are you? Camp’s been good. There are 2 nice girls in my cabin, Lucia and Morgan Dial. Jemina is nice. It was her day off today. I rode the oldest horse today. When we were doing canoe tips, one landed on me but I’m okay! Love ya! Aspen …
Aspen and Oakley (in red, in the middle) sittin’ on the dock of the bay, er, Camp Nakanawa
Aspen, Sarah T, and Sierra Jessica and Aspen
College basketball has March Madness. u11 soccer has May Madness. And Panda Power! Goofy Girls: Isabel, Remi, Nisi, and Aspen U-11 Silver Division Champions: TNFC’s May Madness Tournament, May 5-6, Franklin, TN Aubry (not a Panda but a new pal) and Aspen: Soccer and Volleyball Teammates She shoots, she scores! (Ok, so …
As I mentioned, the last weekend in April found Tim, Aspen, and and Lou in Atlanta for the final volleyball tournament of the season. While Aspen’s team didn’t do as well in regionals as they had hoped, the season, Aspen’s first, was still a resounding success. She learned so much, …