2022 Heats up in February

The new year saw the continuation of Coto for Callie and her friends. They benefited from a bit of unseasonably warm weather for their luau themed dance in February. Instead of attending a meal hosted by the boys contingent, the girls opted to go out to dinner on their own. By all reports, the dance was okay but hanging out with their friends was great. 

Throughout the year our church prepares a meal for anyone in need in Lexington one Saturday each month. Covid had altered the format from in person serving to preparing food to deliver. Callie and Sarah have been devoted participants in the Just Lunch program for more than a year, and they both continued that dedication in 2022. Here Callie is working with Emily Powers to make sandwiches for this particular meal.

Carpool has always been a highlight of Reese's soccer career, and this year did not disappoint. We had a slight reshuffling to ensure that elementary school kids were together and middle school kids were together. The difference between 5th and 6th grade had become pretty apparent and it we were more than happy to keep the younger kids young for as long as possible.

On the field, Reese's team continued to dominate the competition. They did not lose a game all throughout the fall and kicked off their spring campaign by winning a tournament in Louisville. They are a fun team to watch and Reese is having a blast. She loves her teammates but may love her coach even more. Coach Tom has done a great job with this team and the rest of the season should be fun.

The kids weren't the only ones keeping busy. In 2022 we were determined to finally turn our living room into a space that we would want to spend time in. After 15 years of ruminating about how to best use the space we made some decisions and took action with the help of our friend Jessica. The first step, seen here, was the construction of book shelves along one wall. They turned out really well. Furniture has also been ordered, and now the waiting game begins.

Callie's fall soccer season exceeded expectations, but she was really looking forward to spring. After two years on the LFC Blue team, her hard work had paid off and she was promoted to the LFC Red team. To make the situation even better, her coaches for this team are Taylor and Jared Roden. These two just happen to be Ella Abraham's club and high school coaches, so we know them and respect them. Callie was very excited to get to play for them and be part of this new team. For better or worse the season kicked off with a tournament in Gatlinburg, Tennessee in February. And when the first game lineup came out, there was Callie at forward. Let the games begin!

Yes some girls just have shorts on in this picture. But trust Sarah when she says it was obscenely cold. Tennessee is nowhere near south enough to host a tournament in February. However, Sarah had thought this could be the warmer location because Reese was also in Tennessee playing with her ODP team. All of Tennessee was cold that weekend, so at least on the sidelines, there were no winners.

In the end, Callie's had two wins and one loss, which was a good way to kick off the club season. Taylor and Jared are big team selfie fans, and this was the first selfie of the spring. Callie felt pretty good about the weekend overall, and started to get to know her teammates. This was after she reported something along the lines of, "I'm good with my spot on the field. I just need to work on my social game." And just like that, spring soccer kicked off.