January - The month in review

After all of the sickness and business of December, gloomy January was like a breath of fresh air. We still managed to stay super busy running from place to place but we enjoyed some quieter moments as a family as well.

Isabelle lost her second tooth and proudly represented her school at a 2nd Grade UIL writing competition. Olivia baked and baked and spent an entire month dressed as Pinkalicious. We enjoyed a day ice skating with our friends and had fun playing on our new IPADs and NABI. It was a cold(ish) month and we loved drinking hot cocoa while watching tv as a family. 2014 is off to a great start!

Creekside Spurs

Isabelle loves to be busy. She wants to participate in everything and so far loves pretty much everything she tries. She really hopes to be more athletic and I think since basketball was both her mom and dad's sport growing up, she really wants to be a basketball star.

This past winter Isabelle played on the Creekside 2nd Grade Girls basketball team and was lucky enough to be a SPUR. Ben got wrangled into coaching again but had a great assistant who LOVES to coach and was a big help. Isabelle loved going to practice each week and loved playing with buddies from school. She seemed to really get the sport better than some previous sports and Ben and I were both thrilled when she showed some real potential. She was tough on defense and was a great ball handler. She dribbled great and was a star when she brought the ball down the court. She mastered the bounce pass better than anyone else on the team and led the team one game with 6 points. She never got the hang of rebounding and still had moments where she was thinking too much to function, but overall she had a stellar season.

Ben was a fantastic coach as expected. He was patient and soft but tough and strong as well. The girls all loved him and I felt bad for him sometimes when he was trying to talk to them all together in a huddle and he had more than one hanging on him or hugging him or something. They all loved Coach Ben and gave him a nice card and gift at the end of the season.

Olivia loved the basketball season too. She played on the court with the other little siblings during practices and ran back and forth from mom in the bleachers and dad coaching during the games. She especially loved that she always got the post-game snack along with the team.

The highlight of the season was the trophey the girls were presented with at our Spurs Basketball party. Isabelle has been waiting for something other than a medal and was so proud to accept her real trophey. It was a fun few winter basketball months and if soccer didn't start two weeks later, we may just sign back up for another round of basketball right away. Go Isabelle!