Caitlin came to Kansas for a nice visit the weekend of Sept. 17 and immediately was treated to about 11 hours of sports excitement. Alaina had a volleyball tournament in Maize, which started at 9 a.m. After watching her first two matches, Caitlin, Tom and Sharon drove east for Laura's soccer game at noon. Laura had a nice assist at midfield on the first goal and then tossed a shutout in goal during the second half (OK, one ball hit the post but it didn't go in). She is playing 11-on-11 for the first time this year. She would prefer not to play goal but her mean coach (Tom) volunteered her for the assignment.Then it was back to volleyball. Alaina's team went undefeated in its pool but lost in the winner's bracket semifinals. They had to settle for third place (They finished second in a 10-team tournament this past weekend and are now 14-5 on the season). We finally got home about 8 p.m. We had a nice brunch the next morning to celebrate Caitlin and Tom's birthdays, and we even got to watch the Lions lose to Minnesota. Our nephew, Chad, and his fiancee, Jenny, who were in town for a wedding, also came, as did Tessa (another niece), her husband, Brandon, and Aunt Donna. It was a fun morning, except for the Lions.
It was great fun to have Caitlin visit. Alaina and Laura particularly enjoy hanging out with her. We wish Fort Worth was a couple of hours closer.
