Dribble It, Pass It, We Want A Basket!

This year Noah and Calla joined UPWARD, a Christian Sports League. Noah is playing basketball coached by Jeff and Calla is cheerleading. Noah has learned quite a lot this year in basketball. Jeff has taught the boys how to dribble, pass, play defense and line up a shot, so pretty much everything! Don't let the hard work fool you though, Jeff loves coaching. And the other kids and I love watching Noah and cheering him and Daddy on. For me it is exciting and entertaining at the same time. I have a new respect for Jeff's level of patience and commitment! Watching the boys dribble down court and organize an offense may be a bit disheveled now, but the fundamentals are there to build on in the future.

In the video, Noah is in orange.

Calla is thrilled with her Cheer Squad. Because some of her friends were on the older team, she was able to cheer with them, making her the youngest on the team (and giving me the opportunity to carpool to practices). Her twelve girl squad is made up of mostly third through fifth graders, and although that may be a daunting task for some, Calla has lived up to the challenge. She not only enjoys being the smallest on the team, but has used it to her advantage, and is the top of the "pyramid". Because Calla is in an older group, she does not cheer for Noah's games officially, (she still cheers him on as his sister). Instead her squad cheers for the oldest basketball teams, which is very exciting to watch. The boys and girls on those teams obviously have the basics down and play very competitive basketball. We look forward to watching many thrilling games in the coming years!

The players come out of a tunnel when their name is announced. Calla is the peanut (fouth from the right).

Hi Mom and Dad!

Calla and her friend Taylor.

Our favorite little cheerleaders.