Picture Update

So because we now have 2 computers it is really a pain to upload pictures and get them on my blog. I am pretty sure I have mentioned thi before, but it is really annoying! Anywho, here are some pictures from the recent past.

Natalie ready for the first game.

My son, the first kid to choke on the toy choke tester (sorry Kelli!)

The ellusive bunkbeds finally made it! They turned out great and are SO wonderful to have. Plus I think Natalie's bedding is awesome! The best clearance find ever!

The kids playing house.

She shoots! She scores!

Just a quick B ball update. Natalie had a practice on Monday and I totally forgot to tell that she made a basket! All by herself! This is some great feat for her considering she has NO upper body strength. She is really learning a lot and is starting to understand why she is doing what she is doing (ie. she holds her arms up to rebound, she shoots to make a point, she passes to share the ball). She has her first game on Saturday. It should be pretty good. If I can get some video I will post it here.

Pictures

OK, so none of the pictures actually turned out very well from basketball, but here are a few of teh better ones. Anyone want to come to her next practice and bring your snazzy camera and take some better pictures for me? I would be ever so grateful!

Dressed and ready to go!

Passing...or possibly shooting. She hadn't really gotten the idea of shooting it up yet.

Stretching

The coach was so good to keep trying with Natalie. Hopefully by the end of the year she will be able to make a basket.

Basketball star...

...in training! So, Natalie had her first practice for her rec center basketball team tonight. I am not sure (because some girls may look like boys), but I think Natalie may be the token white kid and the token girl on her team. The little boys on her team were AWESOME! They could totally make baskets (granted on a lower hoop with these sweet mini balls) where Natalie could barely throw the ball up in the air. We are talking future LeBron James' on her team which if I think about it bodes well for her because she may have just landed herself on the championship team of the 3-4 age group! YAY!

Anywho, they practised shooting, dribbling, passing and running. I had to leave during the practise to come back home for work, but Keith told me a great story that I missed (of course!). So Keith said that towards the end the coach had them "playing" a game. She told them that on one end of the court they are supposed to shoot and on the other end of the court to put their hands in the air and wait. So, Natalie being obedient (and being that we told her to actually listen to her coach and not just follow the other kids) did just what the coach said. When she was on the one end she stood there with her hands in the air. Even when the coach tossed a ball her way for her to catch, she just stood there! I guess the coach should've been more specific on why they were putting the hands in the air (to catch the ball in case you didn't know).

The team name is the Mavericks and they got these super cute jerseys and shorts (that are HUGE) for the game days. It seems like we got a pretty sweet deal for the price we paid and I think Natalie is going to really enjoy it.

P.S. I will post pictures as soon as I can, but we now have two computers (I got a new sweet set up for work-I will have to take pics of that too) so I can't add pictures during work.

Basketball

So, Natalie is signed up for the Fall Basketball league at the local rec center. We got a call tonight that practice's start tomorrow and will be every Wednesday from 6-7. Unfortunately we can't go tomorrow (hey, that's what they get when they call last minute!), but we are very excited about the "season" starting next week. My first thought was, oh how that girl is going to crash into bed on Wednesday nights! Luckily today we finally found her a pair of shoes that fit our budget (no Nikes...) and should do just fine for running around, unluckily they are the huge, white, light up shoes that every kid has at one point or another and that I swore I would NEVER buy for my kids. Oh well, Natalie loves them! She has been wearing them around the house all day to start breaking them in.
Keith thinks she looks like a "mall walker" with her little white socks and HUGE white shoes...I agree!