Excite Night typically kicks off the winter sports campaign in the Bowes household, and as the years have gone by it has become an even bigger event in Lexington too. Now it is held in Rupp Arena, and Callie tends to go with her girlfriends instead of her family. Reese her invited her friend Ella to go with us and spend the night, which made everyone happy even though Reese and Ella didn't get a picture with Scratch.
The next morning we showed Ella a little bit of how we have fun in the Bowes household and why we have never chosen to fully furnish the front room in our nearly 13 years in the house. Nothing beats a good, competitive game of soccer before pancakes!
Reese and Ella also spent time together for the second year as teammates in the I Am 3rd basketball league. They were lucky enough to have some other good friends on the team and had almost too much fun in the process.
Basketball tends to be seen as a big person's game, so it can be tough to score when you are still under 5ft and only developing your game. Like many of her teammates, Reese had the energy and attitude necessary to do well, but just needed to work on some of the other basics you need to get the ball in the hoop. Every game was fun to watch and this team certainly had the will to win.
Although the Mystics lost almost every game in the regular season, they went on a Cinderellaesque run in the playoffs and made it to the semi-finals before falling in a tight game. Their two coaches were pleasantly surprised with how their team exceeded expectations and enjoyed the ride. Perhaps the only person who didn't enjoy the ride was the mother of the girl who was injured and couldn't play but still insisted on coming to every playoff game. That's some dedication.
Reese's teacher in third grade was Miss Schenning who has turned out to be a fantastic teacher. She makes learning fun and is always finding new ways to keep her students engaged. On this particular day she had set up a red carpet event for the authors who had written and illustrated their own twisted fairytales. This picture was taken right after we had all managed to get through the paparazzi and listened as Reese read "Goldi Sports and the Soccer Family." The entire event was fun and it was obvious that all the kids ate up all the attention and were proud of their work.
Speaking of proud, we had a great time watching Reese and her school friends play on the Cassidy indoor soccer team. Mr. Mahan came back from retirement for the second year in a row to coach the girls to another league championship. The great thing about this team is that it brings girls together who are on the highest club teams with girls who have hardly played at all. Reese had fun and worked her bum off to ensure her team's victory. We were very proud of her efforts. On the night this picture was taken parents were talking about what was going on in the outside world, wondering if we should shake hands when we saw each other. It was March 11, so we hearing about the growing number of cases of Covid-19 in the U.S. and wondering what it might mean for us in Kentucky. Like most people who aren't epidemiologists or Dr. Fauci, we had no clue what was about to unfold.
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