And We're Off - Archery!

My oldest daughter has been learning archery for the past year by participating with our local homeschool league. She does very well and has an absolute blast with this sport. I have a bow and decided to learn a bit with her so we could have something that we could do together. It is a ton of fun and a great way to get to spend time with her kind-of one on one.

We had not really talked much about participating in tournaments or competitions - she hadn't seemed really interested in the whole "competition" thing, she's always just tried to keep getting better and better.

Well, this year, she decided she wanted to see what some of the tournaments are all about. So we have.

Two weeks ago we participated in our first Invitational - a local one held at the archery shop where we have lessons / practice. It was so much fun - and to top it off - she came in 1st place in her division and so did I.

Last weekend we went to our State Indoor Tournament - it was a weekend event. Close enough that we could drive though, without having any overnight stays. The requirements for this tournament were 60 arrows each day - 12 rounds of 5 arrows each.

Can I just say that we had a blast!! We were surrounded by such a good group of people, good sportsmanship, friendly people having a great weekend doing something they love. It was a fabulous experience.

We won't know for a week or so how we compared to others across the state, but we're so glad we had the experience! My mom and younger 2 daughters even came to watch us on Saturday, then we all went out for a great lunch together. A fantastic way to spend a weekend with my girls!