Future Ballplayer

The pre-dribble in action.

Playin Basketball

Here's the pre-dribble--two-handed ball drop and catch.

Last Day of Rookie Leaguers

The Kitty Cat playin' some basketball.

Last Day of Intense Heat!

Final closing ceremony at Cub Scout Day Camp and retiring of the colors.

The Kitty Cat on Stage

My little girl on stage for the finale of VBS week at a local church. She's in the middle glowing like a little angel.

Bows and Arrows!

My son working on his archery badge at Cub Scout Day Camp.

New Week of Activity

So last week's VBS ended well. The Tranformer claimed that he was glad that it was over, and in the same breath told me that next year it was going to be 3-D VBS (picture wide eyes here). :D

Today, the Transformer went to Cub Scout Day Camp, which is from 8:30am-4:30pm. He will have 5 FULL DAYS of activity this week! I do expect him to be tired when he gets home, but somehow I won't be surprised if he isn't either. He WILL sleep hard though. I'm not sure how that is going to affect his basketball practices this week though.

Argh. I just realized that there is a time conflict between the Kitty Cat's Rookie Leaguers class on Wed and end of day camp/pick-up time for the Transformer! ugh.

Well, anyway, the Kitty Cat started VBS at another church today, 9am-12pm. She really liked it and is happy to go back tomorrow.

VBS Continues continued.

Here are the kids' morning hairdos for Crazy Hair Day at VBS today. The Transformer was embarrassed about his unconventional hairdo. He had imagined a more "traditional" mohawk, if you will. I think it went over well, though. The Kitty Cat did NOT want "crazy" hair, she insisted on "beautiful" hair. These kids. (sigh)
There were a lot of colored hair there, of course, but I wasn't willing to go that far. Too much of a mess, and I get to be the one to clean it up!

Tomorrow is VBS t-shirt day.

VBS Continues

VBS continues. Tuesday was Hat Day. Yesterday was Jersey Day. Today is Crazy Hair Day. I've got some pics of the kids' hair that I need to upload. I actually need to leave right now to go pick them up but wanted to post really quick and put this picture up here so you can see the main room that the kids meet in (get dropped off and picked up in). This is the church's main worship hall, and the kids and volunteers fill the place up!

The guy on the left onstage is the youth director, and this is at the beginning of the day. The side you can see closest the wall is where the Kitty Cat sits with the Kindergartners. The side I'm taking the picture from, next to the opposite wall is where the Transformer sits with the 2nd graders.

VBS Begins

The kids started their first week of VBS today. They are attending from 9:30am-12:30pm every day this week. After dropping them off, I was heavy hearted. I have dropped my son off and driven away from places many times; however, I am not accustomed to doing this with my daughter. I felt the same way with my son when he was the age that the Kitty Cat is now.

I got home and wanted to cry. Well, instead of that, I worked out, showered, took care of some stuff, and it was time to go pick them up. They both had a great time and are looking forward to returning tomorrow.

Additionally, today we had a playdate with some new friends. It lasted three hours, so our whole day was filled with activity.

Tomorrow evening, the Transformer begins his basketball training class at the YMCA near us. Those classes will be on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. These are separate from the team practices (and games) that are at the YMCA downtown. So this week marks our activity-every-day summer schedule. :^D

Summer Basketball

The Transformer's first basketball game ever. He dribbled pretty well! He has only had one practice so far--last night.

The Kitty Cat's Summer Class

The summer has been pretty uneventful so far for us. The kids have been a bit crazy without a schedule to adhere to and have been watching WAY too much t.v. and having WAAAYYYY too much computer time.

We finally got to a "scheduled" item today. The Kitty Cat started her 3-week Rookie Leaguers class through the YMCA. It is an intro class for 3-5-year-olds to soccer, basketball, and t-ball. Today they practiced soccer. I neglected to get a picture from the actual soccer play, but here is one from warm-up time.

Friday evening, the Transformer will begin his "schedule" with basketball practice. Then the next day, Saturday, the Kitty Cat will have her class again, and the Transformer will have a basketball game. Next week, they will be starting their 3-week stint in VBS. They will attend together next week at a church that some relatives attend. It should be fun for all involved!