Time for Volleyball

Danielle had her first volleyball game today. The 3rd graders play in an instructional league, so they don't really keep track of a team's overall wins and losses. They play as many games as they can in an hour. The first team to 25 wins, and a point is scored for one team or the other with each serve. Since all the girls are learning, most of them can't get their serve over the net if they stand back all the way, so they allow the girls to move forward a little. Danielle had to move up a little, but not as much as some. She did really well and scored several points with her serves. She managed to volley a couple back, too. I don't know how she manages to do it, but she makes it fun to watch every sport she plays. None of the girls are good yet - it's like watching those first tball games - but Danielle definitely has potential, and she had a good time.

I think she had an assist from her cheek on this one.

Sadly, it won't be long before the hummingbirds migrate south for the winter. Here are a few more pictures of our young male hummer. Wish I could tag him so I can see if he comes back next spring.