Magic Kingdom

It is now our tradition to visit Magic Kingdom while we are in Florida for volleyball, to celebrate Mariah's birthday. It seems to be the girls' favorite park! Okay, I love it too!!

This was a first time visit for Dave and his parents!

Waiting for the parade & fireworks start!

Nationals

Kaylee's team played great down in Florida!  They finished in 5th place, we sure were proud of them!

Celebrating an awesome rally...

So nice that Grandma w/ Lex comes to watch!

And Grandma & Grandpa Kuecker took a drive down
to see Kaylee play, too!

Epcot - Kaylee's First Time!

Today we headed to Epcot - this was Kaylee's first time there. She really enjoyed it. Her friend Ashley loves Epcot, so she showed us around!  We went on some rides, met some of the Disney characters and checked out the countries. We finished up with the fireworks show at the end of the night...such a fun day!

You can't go to Epcot and not get your picture taken in front of the big ball!

Checking out a starfish

First time meeting Mulan!

Hanging out in Paris!

Our traveling buddies - Paul, Kathy & Ashley...

and Minnie Mouse!

Off to Florida!

We got up bright and early to get to the airport for our 6am flight. We got through security and to the gate without any issues. Once in Florida, we got our rental cars and were able to check into the condo, even though we were there before check-in time. We stocked up on groceries and the girls went down to the pool, of course. Not a bad way to spend my birthday :)

And...we're off!

June is in the rainy season, so we have rain every day...

but we don't let it ruin our fun! 

Volleyball (with a beach ball) on the screened in balcony,
and a testing the pool water while we took a walk around the resort.

Sky High

Our last tournament before Nationals was in Crystal Lake, IL. It was a fun two-day tournament and we finished in 3rd place.

Youth Classic

We headed down to the Youth Classic in Illinois - had a good first day, went 4-0!  Then we had a tougher day on Sunday. Ended up finishing 5th. Played great in the last match, but couldn't pull off the win. I love watching these girls play - they play so hard and play so well together. It is sad that the season is coming to an end....

Kaylee's coaches are cheering after some awesome
serves by one of the girls!

And the girls celebrating one of those serves!