A Picture A Day In December: Middlest

While I haven't written one blog post about it...(Bad mom, bad baad mom)

Over the past three months, 

we have been spending a lot of time watching Middlest play Volleyball.

When she was younger we knew she had some sporting talent.

On the soccer field as a little girl she already had some great moves.

As she got older however, her asthma kicked into high gear and

any exertion seemed to leave her breathless.

Just this past summer though, 

she decided to take a one week Volleyball camp held at our local college.

It seemed her asthma could tolerate jumping

as opposed to running up and down a field. 

So at the beginning of September she tried out for her Junior high volleyball team.

All the junior high girls who showed up for tryouts were accepted.

All 40 of them!

What an amazing school.

There were three "B" teams and one "A" team.

Needless to say Middlest knocked our socks off.

The girl had some talent.

We're not quite sure where she was getting the strength for her vertical?

But we've concluded that "wiry" muscle mass must be hidden in those legs, somewhere.

She was gracious enough to let her older sister help coach the team.

So maybe perhaps some credit could go just an eensy teensy bit to her big sister,

and her other two coaches as well.

The Agonomist and I always loved team sports
even though neither of us were stellar athletes.

And now that we have kids?

We just love watching them play.

It's more fun than we could have ever imagined!

Maybe,

Just maybe,

It's because they are actually good,

and play the way we wanted to in our daydreams. 

I figure that's why we had kids...

to live vicarously through them of course.

Now if you'll excuse me,

I need to go ice my buttocks glutes.

You see, I've been working out a lot lately... sitting in the bleachers.

And need to make sure I'm ready to watch Youngest's soccer season, which is just beginning.

The life of a parent of an athlete...

It's a tough go, but I think I'm up for it.

xoxo,