Bree makes the team

Hey everyone, Bree tried out for a very competitve team and she made it.  She now plays for the Washington LadyHawks 16u team.  They have a very busy travel schedule that includes Phoenix, Ft. Lauderdale, and southern California.  Congrats Bree and good job.

RV Trip – Stanton, MO

We just got back from our trip to Stanton, MO.  Bree is visiting and Allie and Trent went as well.  We got there at a decent time and went directly to Meremec Caverns.  It was nice and cool and really amazing.  We left the caverns and went down the road to the Stanton KOA to setup camp.  Trent, Allie, and Bree started setting up their tent and it was fun to watch them.  We got settled in and ate hot dogs and smores for supper. 

In the morning Allie and Bree were saying they hear a bear in the middle of the night.  I told them they were crazy.  We then went on the canoe trip on the Meremec river.  We got to ride an school bus down to the landing and campsite manager told us where he’d pick us up.  Trent, Allie, and Bree shared one canoe and Terri, Taylor, and I had our own.  The current was moving pretty fast and you didn’t really have to paddle except to steer.  Bree was in the middle of their canoe just lounging and it was quite funny watching Allie and Trent argue about steering.  We stopped several times on the rocky back to cool off in the shallow water.  Everyone had fun and we just took our time.  Taylor caught a fish and was really excited.  Towards the end there was a place you could pull off and go up a trail to see a really cool cave.  Someone that was leaving gave us a flashlight and we walked back pretty far.  It was neat to just be able to wander around without a guide.  We got back to the campsite and were all very tired.  Everyone went down to the shower house to clean up and I got done first and sat down at the campsite to relax.  I heard roaring coming from the woods.  It sounded like a lion but I couldn’t tell for sure so I walked up the camp office and sheepishly asked them.  They confirmed there were several lions that lived in the attraction just down the road.  I asked them how many campers got scared in the night and they laughed and said a lot.  I told the girls what it was so they wouldn’t freak out in the middle of the night.  We cooked out again and Taylor and I fished a little in the pond.  Taylor got tired and fell asleep outside while we were eating smores.  We called it a night.

Monday we went to Six Flags.  We all had a great time and stayed until closing.  I think Trent and Bree road almost every roller coaster in the park.  Taylor, Terri, and I road the old Coal Miner’s roller coaster and I was sure if Taylor was big enough for it yet.  She laughed and giggled the whole time until we went down the last big hill in a dark tunnel when I didn’t hear a peep out of her.  We we came out of the tunnel I looked over at her and her eyes were huge.  I thought she was going to start bawling but she turned to me and yelled “That was awesome Dad.”  We then went to the Loony Tune kiddie ride park and after two rides she was begging to go back on the roller coaster.  It looks like I’ll have someone to ride the big rides with for a few more years.

We left six flags and headed home.  This was an awesome trip and we would definately like to go again.  I think the canoe trip was the best.