Olympics

The Summer Olympics are my most favorite thing to watch, and this year it's even better because I can watch with my girls and they understand it now. It is so awesome to watch all the humble athletes, well some of them humble, and my girls understand what hard work and dedication is.

Arianna has been playing volleyball since April and we also hired her a private coach. Arianna is REALLY REALLY good at volleyball and it makes my heart happy. She works hard at it, listens to what her coach tells her, and comes back week after week even better than the week before. In the beginning she couldn't serve for the life of her, but now she kicks that ball's butt. She can hit all the balls into a small target and while doing all this has a twinkle in her eyes. She LOVES it. Now being her mommy and knowing how cry babyish she is when she gets hurt, I was worried about her being injured, but boy has she surprised me. At camp, she got hit in the face three days in a row (with one day being a concussion), but she didn't cry. She saw the trainer and got right back out there and continued to play.

While we have been watching the Olympics the past couple of days, her eyes light up and a big smile comes across her face every time volleyball comes on. She told me on Saturday that she is going to be in the Olympics one day winning a gold medal for volleyball. I believe in her and know she can do it. I support all of my children's dreams and know they are all going to go far in life.