Camps

As the girls get older and our schedule gets busier, camps are harder to fit into our summers. However, the girls have always wanted to go to sleep away soccer camp, and while we were with Callie in St. Louis, Reese got to attend soccer camp at Centre College about an hour away. Good thing that the carpool connections stayed strong so that Reese could get a ride there. It was only for three nights and four days, but she had a great time.

When we asked Reese what she liked most about the camp she said, rooming with Emerson, staying in college dorms, and getting to play soccer every day. It didn't hurt that her team at camp won the tournament held on the last day. It was a great camp and we hope Reese gets to go again next summer.

Reese was also able to fit in a couple of other camps after the soccer one, She spent a week at Cathedral Domain for the first time. She finally got to do all the things that she had been hearing about from her sister who has gone to Cathedral for years. And once again Reese spent a week at Bluegrass Christian Camp. It was supposed to be with her friend Ella, but then Ella got sick and couldn't go. Reese was not excited about the idea of going without her friend, but she ended up having a wonderful week. It didn't hurt that she had a girl named Haley Flynn as her counselor. Haley is a great soccer player from Lexington, so Reese was excited to hang out with her. Another plus was that Annie Sewell was also a camp counselor in training that week and she looked out for Reese and gave her hugs.

Callie also got the opportunity to go to Centre Camp, though her experience was slightly different. It turns out that at the high school ages most of the campers attend as full high school teams. Callie and her friend Addie were part of a relatively small group of "Independents," which made some of the activities and team exercises a little more challenging. In the end, though, Callie had a great time because she got to sleep in the dorms and play soccer every day. 

Centre ended on Saturday and less than 24 hours later Callie was packed up and heading off for a week at Cathedral Domain. She loves this camp and was very disappointed when she missed it the last couple of years. The week was a lot of fun and as always she needed a lot of sleep when she returned.

Now this may not have officially been a camp, but Sarah also got to pack a bag and leave her family for a few days to spend time with friends. In this instance she hopped in a car with Kelly, Ella, and Ella's friend Sophia and they headed down to Atlanta to see the Chicks in concert. It was a great weekend and the Chicks lived up to expectations. Maybe one day John will get to go to camp.