volleyball and baseball

The regional tournament for volleyball kicked off this week.  We played an easy team on Tuesday night in the quarterfinal.  We won and advanced to the semifinal game on Thursday.  We had a little more competition on Thursday, but we still won in three sets.  Now we advance to the region final this coming Tuesday.  We are playing the number one seed who happens to be our county rival.  They beat us both times we faced them this year so this will be a challenging game for us.  Luckily, win or lose, we have already qualified for the state tournament.  

This weekend was Bryce's last travel ball tournament.  We were short players at our last tournament, so we had two of our former players and friends guest play.  We were short again this weekend, so we had another former player fill in.  It was so special to get some of the OG boys back together for on last hoorah.  

Our friend Avery is dating one of Bryce's teammates and when Emmy found out she was coming to the game she agreed to come which is rare.  

I cannot believe nine years of travel ball have come to an end.  Bryce joined this team in third grade in hopes of gaining better instruction and more competition than little league provided.  This organization truly shaped Bryce as a player and teammate.  

The lifelong friends we have made over the years have been an extra bonus to this experience.  

As much as we have complained about travel ball over the years, we are truly going to miss the game and these people.  Baseball has taken us all on so many fun adventures together.  

 

halloween

We managed to squeeze in a few minutes for pumpkin carving before it was too late.  Emmy gets home from the gym after 9 every night, so it was a late start on Thursday night, but fun.  We ordered a jack-o-lantern pizza from Papa Johns and after we ate, we carved pumpkins on the patio and watched football.  

Emmy went to a friend's house on Friday night to carve pumpkins.  Her homecoming date was there and surprised her with this pumpkin proposal.  So cute.  No longer the homecoming date, but her boyfriend.    

Emmy and her friend made their own princess costumes.  Aurora and Rapunzel.  

Emmy hung out with friends on Halloween.  They walked around a neighborhood but didn't really trick or treat.  

Bryce went to ECU for the weekend.  

He went to a football game. 

And he celebrated Halloween in true college fashion.  

He and Avery went to a party tonight as a dentist and tooth fairy.  Cute!

 

a weekend full of fun

Emmy went to a birthday party for one of her friends on Friday night.  They went shopping, ate dinner at Mellow Mushroom and had a sleepover.  I love that she's found such a sweet group of friends at school.

They met in sixth grade and became fast friends. 

Saturday kicked off meet season for Emmy.  She had a rocky routine on beam, but other than that, she did well and placed on 2 events.  

She even qualified to represent team Virginia at a meet in Niagara Falls in January.  

Bryce didn't have school on Friday so he and Avery and another couple went to the mountains for a sunrise hike.  

Friday night's football game was USA/Military Appreciation.  I thought Bryce was wearing his American flag overalls, but they must be covered up.

Bryce had a baseball tournament this weekend.  Emmy and I missed the games on Saturday because of her meet, but we got up early this morning and drove to Hampden Sydney to watch what may have been Bryce's last travel ball game.  He and Chace in the middle (and one teammate that wasn't there today) are still on this team since they started in third grade.  The other two boys played with us for years and came back today to fill in.  It was so fun to have the boys and parents back together for one last hoorah!  We all went out for lunch after the game, and it was just like old times.  So good!

 

senior night and homecoming

Senior night for volleyball was this week. 

Emmy skipped gymnastics to support Bryce on senior night.

The seniors.  

I signed up for refreshments because I wanted them to be extra special.  

Avery had a field hockey game but was able to come at the very end of the celebration.  

Bryce's friends came to cheer him on.

This week was RUSH week for homecoming week. Each day was a different spirit week theme.  This day was a movie character.  Half of the school dressed like Adam Sandler.  

One day Emmy's grade had to wear maroon. Of course you wear VT gear.  

We all went to the homecoming soccer game on Friday night, and the girls all spent the night at a friend's house.  They all came to our house on Saturday morning for brunch and bouquets.  

Shopping for flowers at Trader Joes may have been one of the most stressful things I've ever done, but I think we got a good selection for bouquet making. 

Jason was proud of his boutonniere, and we had enough flowers left over for all the moms to make something to take home. 

After brunch, the girls went to another friend's house to get ready.  

This friend is a dancer, and they have a room full of mirrors!

One of the moms has a photographer friend so we got some great shots.  

Looks like they had fun at the dance.  

Taylor and Emmy snapped a picture together for MeMa.