Caleb had the chance to play basketball on a team for the first time this winter. It was organized by some parents in the school and it was just for the kindergarten students. It was only an 8-week season with a few weeks for practicing and a few weeks for games. The practices and games were always on Wednesday nights and not too long. It was perfect and Caleb loved it!
All the teams were a mix of both girls and boys. The coaches for each team were volunteer parents. It was fun to get to know the players and their families. It was so fun to watch the kids and see their improvement over the weeks. The games were really fun and non-competitive, but the kids still learned a lot about basketball, rules, etc.
It was always pretty entertaining. Sometimes it seemed like the kids forgot all about basketball in their hurry to get to the other end of the court- it was a full on race sometimes!
Caleb's skills really improved over the 8 weeks. I was impressed with his ability to dribble, pass and shoot. He was the top scorer in a few of the games and was always good at getting his pass to his teammate.
Not everyone made it to all of Caleb's practices, but I think everyone was there at most of the games. There were a few times when Jeff was working and I had the kids alone, but for the most part Jeff was there too. It was sure fun to cheer Caleb on. The kids loved watching the games! And I loved how Emily always insisted on bringing her purse and other little accessories with her each week.
Caleb was a little sad when it came time for the basketball season to be over, but he was ok with it when he found out he could play again next year. Next up is baseball for all three boys!
We got lucky that some of our good friends, the Taylors, had a little girl on Caleb's team. Katie & Caleb are both in kindergarten and great friends at school and church. They also have another little girl, Kendall who is Matthew's age and these two are also good little buddies. Matthew & Kendall did a good job of keeping each other busy during the games. Plus it gave Karalee and I a chance to visit with each other while we watched our kids play.
Caleb had the chance to play basketball on a team for the first time this winter. It was organized by some parents in the school and it was just for the kindergarten students. It was only an 8-week season with a few weeks for practicing and a few weeks for games. The practices and games were always on Wednesday nights and not too long. It was perfect and Caleb loved it!
All the teams were a mix of both girls and boys. The coaches for each team were volunteer parents. It was fun to get to know the players and their families. It was so fun to watch the kids and see their improvement over the weeks. The games were really fun and non-competitive, but the kids still learned a lot about basketball, rules, etc.
It was always pretty entertaining. Sometimes it seemed like the kids forgot all about basketball in their hurry to get to the other end of the court- it was a full on race sometimes!
Caleb's skills really improved over the 8 weeks. I was impressed with his ability to dribble, pass and shoot. He was the top scorer in a few of the games and was always good at getting his pass to his teammate.
Not everyone made it to all of Caleb's practices, but I think everyone was there at most of the games. There were a few times when Jeff was working and I had the kids alone, but for the most part Jeff was there too. It was sure fun to cheer Caleb on. The kids loved watching the games! And I loved how Emily always insisted on bringing her purse and other little accessories with her each week.
Caleb was a little sad when it came time for the basketball season to be over, but he was ok with it when he found out he could play again next year. Next up is baseball for all three boys!
We got lucky that some of our good friends, the Taylors, had a little girl on Caleb's team. Katie & Caleb are both in kindergarten and great friends at school and church. They also have another little girl, Kendall who is Matthew's age and these two are also good little buddies. Matthew & Kendall did a good job of keeping each other busy during the games. Plus it gave Karalee and I a chance to visit with each other while we watched our kids play.
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