Volley Zou!

Ella is taking volleyball lessons with a few of the Mizzou volleyball players after school this year.  Sam did this when he was in fourth and fifth grade and really enjoyed it.  Ella is enjoying it too, although she says her arms hurt at the end of the hour.  Last Friday night the volleyball team had their youth night.  The kids that participate all go and get volleyball t-shirts, get to walk in a parade on the court in-between the second and third sets and they get autographs from all the Mizzou players after the game.  
John decided to stay home and Sam was going to a haunted house with one of his friends so it was a girls night for Ella and me.  Ella chose to start the night with dinner at Cheddar's.  After dinner we headed to the match.  She sat with me for the first set then wanted to go and sit with her friend Emma.  They had a fun time watching, cheering, and especially walking in the parade.  They found Jocelyn during the parade and she came and sat with them in the first row for the third set.  They had a great time as one of the cheerleaders taught them the cheer for "Point Mizzou" that they do each time Mizzou scores a point.  She would come over to the girls each time and do the cheer with them.  They thought that was pretty special.  The had a good time and I enjoyed watching Mizzou win 3-1.  We had not been to a volleyball match all season and it was something we should do more often because they are exciting to watch.