Carson, Mallory, video

Beach Party ~ Christmas Eve Style

After arriving in Florida on 12/23, there was early practice on Monday (for the players, not the families), followed by a party on the beach (for the players and the families). Seeing as how I’m not a fan of playing volleyball, and ladder golf seemed a little dangerous with Carson, I instead took up a spot next to the middle volleyball court where a huge game had developed. It started with a few kids, but then the football players started joining in.

It was Denard and Frank Clark v Dennis Norfleet and Cam Gordon (each team had other players too but I wasn’t able to catch who they were…I’ll need to talk to the equipment guy about getting them beach volleyball uniforms with their names on them).

It.Was.Hysterical.

No referees meant that there were no rules. Every single out of bounds ball was contested, with us bystanders usually being called on to officiate. The one team would setup a play that involve multiple reverses before someone finally served the ball. They played for like three hours until the coaches called them in for meetings.

Mallory & Mom on Sand Key in Clearwater – Christmas Eve
Mallory practicing her gymnastics during Rick’s volleyball game.
Carson getting ready for the ball. His baseball ready stance and his volleyball ready stance look the same.
Mallory & I did play cornhole for a few minutes but her game modifications made it tough to keep up so we gave up. Besides, we needed to hurry up and eat so we could get ready for SANTA to come that night!!!