Easter 2013

This was the first time I have braved coloring Easter eggs with the kids.  We used Kool-Aid and food coloring because I had those on hand. 

The kids enjoyed it.

And our final products ended up ok.  The brown ones were actually grape Kool-aid.  We won’t use that flavor again; they looked bad and they tasted like grape boiled eggs.  Not good.

Then we went to Papaw’s for dinner and the annual Easter Egg Hunt. 

The Easter Bunny hid all of Kora’s under sticks.

She almost didn’t have a big enough basket.

And then she enjoyed the fruits of her labor in the Gazebo.

Tuck’s were hidden a little bit more challengingly.

I know he circled around a couple of them multiple times.

But he loved racing around the front yard looking for them.

He finally found the one in the mailbox.

And settled in to inventory the booty.

It was a cool day but the kids had fun and we ate like kings, of course. 

Tucker’s First Basketball Season

 

The winter of 2013 was Tuck’s first experience with basketball.  He played at the Boys and Girls Club.  All of his teammates were new friends; none of his classmates from ELA played this year.

The first practice was like herding chickens.  I admire Coach Hesler for taking on this seemingly insurmountable task of taking these fledgling players and creating players out of them. 

But with each practice they all gained confidence and new skills and soon they were suited up and took on the part of a team.

The first games looked like the kids were in a firing line as they all lined up on defense with their hands in the air, all in a line directly under the basket. But after just a couple of games they figured out how to guard (but not steal).

And soon Tuck went from rolling the ball and catching up with it near the free throw line to actually dribbling it down the court. (I apologize for the poor photos but the iPhone in poor light and quick movements were not cooperative).

Can you see the dribbling skills?  Daddy worked with him in the basement after we got our basketballs aired up properly.

Just look at these defensive skills.  His Mamma taught him those.

He wasn’t happy about being benched but he was relatively good about taking his turn.  The kids usually got to play 3 quarters which were 10 uninterrupted minutes.

I wish I could include a video but I haven’t mastered that yet.  It really is amazing to see their improvements.

Coach Hesler, Dean, Carson, Aiden, Joe, Sam, Marie, Tuck and Lane.

Way to go Tuck.  We are impressed with your improvements and we all look forward to many more successful seasons.

Tuck’s First Basketball Practice

It’s begun.  Tuck has entered the World of Sports.  We signed him up for Micro-Basketball at the Boys and Girls Club for 4 and 5 year olds.  It’s going to be like herding chickens!

 

He is a pretty good shooter but his dribbling skills have something to be desired.  Of course he hasn’t had much practice over his few 5 years because all of our basketballs are low on air.  It seems we can find either the needle or the pump but never both at the same time. 

He told me last night that he was going to score 130 points and they would all be slam dunks.

It’s going to be a good 10 game season and we are all looking forward to it.

Hide and Seek

Hide and seek is a popular game around our house.  Mommy and Daddy can still play the slow counting scam but it only lasts so long before we HAVE to go find them.

THIS is what I found last night. 

I got to laughing so hard TJ couldn’t understand what I was trying to tell him. I finally just had to wave him into Tuck’s room.

Tuck was not happy that Kora gave up his good hiding place so quickly.

How many times can I say “Silly kids”?  I sure do love them and all the laughs they generate.