I know it is still technically winter... I am just trying to be optimistic that the nicer weather we have had for a few days is here to stay!
It appears there is a benefit of having a late arriving flight with no time to stop and get reading material before the next flight - I am finally updating my blogs!!! (Doug and I "escaped" for a long weekend to attend a conference in San Antonio). My 365 blog is updated too! Rather than try to put together separate posts for all the neglected events of the past month, get ready for a long post, a really long post (I am putting Price’s birthday post in a separate entry so scroll down to read that one!). A little tiding up before the wild next few months.
Basketball and basketball cheerleading just finished up, with the end of the year celebration on the 27th. It was a great season. The kids enjoyed themselves A LOT and while I might have been heard moaning on occasion of having to be in the gym for 5 hours, it was actually pretty calm… kids contained in one area, no driving to shuttle the kids to different fields and gyms, and great coaches all around.
Brynn loved cheering (her first season); it was only the second time I have seem her be super excited about an activity (the other was tee-ball). She would get super excited when her brothers were introduced though, probably to no one’s surprise, she was always spirited and really didn’t need the provided megaphone.
Evan is quite the ball handler and has a great understanding of the game. He is a lot of fun to watch. He was encouraged to pass the ball a lot to let others try to score and it was funny to see him tuck the ball under one arm and start directing his teammates on where to go while pointing with his other hand. When he couldn’t be there the last game, one of his coaches told me they would miss “the captain of the team.” This was his second season.
Price also had a super season (his second) and just like in soccer, is good at directing others in a subtle and calm manner. I was so proud of him when he asked to come out for a second time one game because he wanted to let others have a chance to score. His coach wrote such a sweet letter to him at the end of the season (I am making a copy to put in a safe place since he wants the original).
I was nervous for Caleb who decided to switch from wrestling this year to basketball, worried that he would struggle against others who have played ball for years. But he did well. His team never won a game but they improved leaps and bounds between the first and final games and came pretty close in a number of them. Caleb’s strength was defense. He almost always was one of the first players back to defend the goal and rarely seemed to be tired or drained from all the running back and forth. He also would occasionally drive to the basket and when he did, he did it well. Basketball was the only sport I have seen him go out to practice on his own. I could not be prouder of how he did this season!
The kids missed their final basketball game to go to Maw’s (Doug's grandmother's) 80th birthday party. We drove up and back in one day so the day was long, but the kids were great and it was a fun time. It was a surprise party and though there were a lot of people there, the secret was kept!
We have had lots and lots of snow recently. I think we have missed 10 days of school. But we have been invited to some GREAT sledding hills so that has been a plus.
Earlier this month we celebrated the Chinese New Year with our second annual get-together of local families with children from China (or waiting to meet their children from China
Okay, computer working. The relief of a blog updated being experienced. Photography class starting so hopefully decent pictures being taken. A house full of crazy kids. Spring just around the corner. That all, hopefully, will mean better blogging!!! I do have a Wordless Wednesday all set up to go for tomorrow so check back!
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