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In the pre-dawn darkness, my wife and I quietly herded our kids to the bathroom and then to their spots in the minivan for an early start to the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. We were headed to Novi, Michigan—host site for my oldest daughter’s soccer tournament.
The plan was to watch her Saturday games (and find some local activity to keep the rest of the family happy), hit the hotel pool as a family (and enjoy some great pizza), then do it all over the next day.
We’ve attempted this “turn a soccer tournament into a mini family vacation” before with mixed results. We’ve learned the concept only works when the soccer games aren’t held in soccer-specific locations—like high school soccer stadiums or indoor soccer facilities.