Pearl's First Volleyball Tournament

Violet had a volleyball tournament in St Louis this weekend. Teresa and I took advantage of the Horseshoe casino free offer for rooms and Michael's influence to pay resort fees and parking. Can you believe the casino wants to charge $56 a day for parking???

The view from my window was of the St Louis Arch and the Dome where the girls played was just across the street. You accessed the Dome through a tunnel under the highway then across the street then a long block to the entrance.

This was Pearl's first volleyball tournament. She spent most of her time in the stroller sleeping. There was a long stretch of time when she was awake. Every mother at the tournament was deathly afraid a wild volleyball would hit her. No problems but I did get hit in the neck while leaving the last game and a ball did hit Pearl's stroller. But no major injuries.

After the last games on Saturday, the girls went to the arch to get pictures. Much better than my window shot. The girls made it to the gold division (highest division) but failed in their first game. Violet did get to play most of the time so it was well worth the drive.