Spring Sports

This spring we had our four kids in five sports, plus piano. It was nutty! But we made it through--Kari in soccer, Joel in basketball and track, Aubrey in volleyball, and Grant in basketball. It was a month and a half of absolute craziness, and then things taped off a bit as soccer ended, then basketball, then track, and then the YMCA teams. Tennis started up right when it all ended, but it's very low-key and just over at Barlow, 3 minutes from home.

I already posted about Kari's soccer. She went right into training sessions for high school soccer after the spring season ended. That will continue through the summer until try-outs in August.

Joel deliberated over whether or not to play Hoopsource basketball. After a tough winter season of getting very little playing time and feeling pretty discouraged, he wasn't sure he wanted to do it, and we weren't sure we wanted him to do it. Two different dads decided to coach the team, and Joel ended up deciding to go for it. We are so thankful he did, too. It ended up being a wonderful experience for him. He regained some confidence, got to play more than he did all winter season, learned some new skills, and had a lot of fun. The coaches were super encouraging and did a great job of talking to the boys each time they came out of the game, making sure they knew what they did well and giving them pointers and tips for doing things better next time. We are so thankful for them and the way they helped Joel and the team grow.

Joel enjoyed his first track season, too. He was pretty busy with track practice every day after school, then basketball practices until 9pm two nights a week. He tried long jump, high jump, 800 meter, and the 4x200 meter relay. Lots of his friends were in track, too, and he just had a great time overall. His relay team took first in the championship.

Aubrey played another YMCA season of volleyball and got better and better. Their games got more and more exciting as the season went on. It's fun to see some volleys now. :)

Grant joined a YMCA basketball team with kids from school. About half the team was girls who had never played before. Their games were entertaining to watch. Grant and one other boy were the only ones who had played before. Grant had a great time, even though it was chaos much of the time. He was very good about passing the ball to the girls, and he was one of the only kids on the team who could dribble with one hand and not double-dribble. He had a great time on the bench, too. He talks to anyone nearby and makes friends wherever he goes! I didn't take a single picture of him playing this season. Oops!