The kids have had a rough time with the move, so Jason decided to get Dillon and Truman onto a basketball team. That way they would be getting exercise and playing with kids their own age. They practice once a week and play every Saturday. On the Saturdays that Jason works this proves to be difficult for me to take them all to there respective games, and try to keep Elleree happy, and Beckett fed. So far though the kids have loved it and it has been really good for them.
It is difficult for someone with my limited skills to get good pictures of things that are moving. So, alas you are subjected to these awesome pictures!
Dillon is quite the rebounder, he is a little taller than most of the other kids on the court. It happens to be a good thing because he doesn't get passed the ball that often.
Every so often he will take a shot. He hasn't made one yet, but that's okay. More often he rebounds and passes for an assist. He is a pretty good team player.
Now, if you want to get some good laughs, watch a bunch of 5 year olds playing ball. These kids are hilarious! They play with a little ball, and can barely dribble it. Their couches are allowed onto the court to help keep them on task. More often times then not you will see them playing Karate not basketball.
They have to be reminded who's basket is who's. Offence and defence are the same thing to them. As my dad would say "it's like herding a bunch of cats". It makes for a good laugh though.
I was hoping that I would make some aquantences/friends amoung the parents. But, it is not meant to be. It seems most of the parents know eachother, and I am kind of the odd man out. I have yet you make any friends here. It is starting to get discouraging. I've found it hard to put myself out there, especially when I don't know what is going to be happening in the next couple of months. It doesn't make it any less lonely though. I just keep thinking that there is some sort of method to this madness. Right?????
Dillon has made a friend that comes over to play, his name is Beau. Beau informed me yesterday that his mom has acne too. Yeah, I don't want to talk about it. I love that kids are so brutaly honest!
3 comments:
Guessing you get some pretty big chuckles from these events. It's great they are involved though.
On the friend front.. if it is any consolation, I've been here 10 years and have 1.5 friends. Really.
I think it gets harder to make friends as you get older. (that is my excuse anyway.. not that I work all the time and make no other means to meet friends)
You WILL be settled eventually, it is certain. Just not when.
As for brutally honest kids, yeah.. you can count on hearing some tough ones, but it's their sheer cluelessness about the affect that makes it somehow charming.
Little boy basketball IS hilarious! Cooper is the only one of my boys who has played. This is his third year. I have never laughed as hard at sports as his games. His team is a little better this year--but it's still pretty comical. We have him do it for the exercise more than anything.
Friends are hard to come by. Sometimes I am not so convinced it is worth the effort because once you have them it requires work! You will find your place. Years ago, when I quit working and tried to fit "in" with the other moms at the kids' school it just wasn't working. I felt like I was on the outside looking in. Then I volunteered for a couple committees. That really helped me to get to know people (of course it also sent me into volunteer overdrive--but that's another story) Anyway, if there is some group that you can get invovled with where you are working together rather than just watching something together, that tends to be an ice breaker. There is nothing wrong with your family being a major focus of your life either!
Ahhh.... the 5 year old sport spectacle! That IS some good times. I think the blurriness adds to the drama of your images. Those little squirts are so dang fast you can't even catch them with those slo-mo cameras :0)
It seems like every stage of life has it's share of difficulties. The "in-between" place where you're at right now IS a tough one. And having a new baby with 3 other very active kiddos makes it tough to "get out there". Especially if you have the poopy, pukey, sick thing happening. But, HANG IN THERE! You are freaking amazing MIssy! And you WILL find your place (even with mom stress acne - you ARE beautiful!)
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