Who's Competitive?

Dylan, just before scoring!!

"Sparklers"

Update: We lost the by two points in the last 30 seconds of the Championship game. I am so proud of all the girls! They worked their little tails off and played hard. We were up against a much taller and bigger (and probably mostly 2nd grade) team. Dylan scored a point and fought for several rebounds and steals. She is getting more confident with each game and I know will just get better!!

Well, I mentioned before that I am coaching Dylan's basketball team along with a friend of mine. We went into this endeavor saying over and over that we were just doing this to give the kids some experience and to have fun with it. No competition at all. The kids are having fun and getting a great experience out of it. But the competition thing....I'm having a little trouble with. We get them suited up, warmed up and out on the court and the adrenaline kicks in and I become "that mom". The one screaming and yelling from the side. The one telling Dylan to be mean and fight for the ball out on the court! We make a point and I find myself "accidentally" screaming and jumping a yelling. We are down a point and I grab one of the good players and stick her in. I want to win!!!! I am okay if we lose, but I want to win!!! We had our 1st tournament last week. It began on Thursday in the big Lefors, TX. We lost our 1st game, but Dylan scored 4 of the 7 points. That put us playing again Saturday at 11:30. We won that game so we played again that day at 7:30. We won again!!! WooHoo! We are playing for the trophy tonight at 7:45. So proud of the kids, win or lose! I know I sounded a bit over the top before, but I am truly ok with a win or loss tonight! This is lots of fun. I really missed being a part of basketball! I will update again after the game.

We have a walker!!!

Well, it's official! Aison began truly walking yesterday. He has been walking, holding on to things, for months. He would let go, only with us forcing him to, for a while now. But that was not fast enough for him. He would drop to his knees and head out in warp speed towards whatever he was NOT supposed to have. But he will now let go on his own and walk across the room. I took a video with my phone and hoped it would be good enough to see, but I am not savvy enough to make it download here. Soooo....I'll find a picture to post with it. Final thought..."Oh my! We are in for it!"

Busy Bees

I can't believe how busy my girls already are...and they are only 7 and 3!  Our week is like anyone elses week with work, school, and the usual "Mom" stuff!  But now we have added gymnastics, tap, and recently basketball.   Evidently my Mom forgot to teach me the word "no" because I have a hard time saying it.  I am now a proud "basketball coach" teaming up with a friend of mine.  We practice on Mondays and have tournaments on the weekends.  Tuesdays consist of running home after school to start supper (if it's my turn to cook), getting Dylan to gymnastics from 5:00-6:00, during which I finish supper and get Kenady "all gussied up" for tap.  I then rush to get Dylan and head on to Hollis for Kenady's tap and a short gab session with my wonderful friend, Shawna.  We bring pjs so the kids can take a bath there while they visit after supper.  We then rush back home to give a quick kiss goodnight and tuck the kids in bed.  About the time Dylan is finished with basketball, it will be time to begin T-Ball. (Which I will NOT be coaching)  It sounds like I'm griping, but I'm definitely not.  I think it's great for the kids.  They love it and I truly enjoy watching them having fun with it.  The scary thought is that this is only the beginning...

Starting a Little Late

I have been following the blogs of my cousin and sister for a while now and thought, "those dang over achievers!"  Well, I guess I should finally get up with the times and create my own.  I love the thought of my kids being able to look back on this one day and have an account of what went on in our day-to-day lives, not just the special times.  I'm not the wittiest  of writers, so don't expect a novel or anything.  Just what is on my mind for the day.  I will try to post as often as I can to keep everything up to date.  Those of you who know me, know that I said the same thing about Face Book and didn't keep my promise.  I vow to try harder now.  I hope...