A New Season

As we have officially entered spring, we are ready to embrace the warmer weather and longer days. We wrapped up the Upward basketball season on Saturday, the 19th with a double-header and a party in between the two games. The first game was at 8:30AM and the second at 10:30AM, so there was time for a short end-of-season celebration, complete with cupcakes and medals. Coach Boomer even made special certificates for each player and said a few nice words as he presented each one. Emmy gave her best effort in the games and scored one more basket - yay! Thinking back to the beginning of the season, she has really shown tremendous growth. At the beginning, she clung to Boomer, and we wouldn't make it through a game without tears. By the end of the season, she was running up and down the court and even scoring. As we continue to try out more sports, I realized that the most important thing to me is not that she is a standout athlete, but a good teammate. I want her to learn the skills of working with others, taking constructive criticism, listening to a person of authority, being humble, persevering, and trying something new. It is still to be determined if Emmy will play again next year, but we are hopeful that she will give it another try. We are so proud of our #5!

Tripp, King, Maddox, Marcus, Ohanna, Emmy

With only a day in between, right after basketball finished, Emmy started dance! On Monday, the 21st, she had her first dance class with Kernersville Dance Company. Like last year, it is a six-week session for ages 3-5 with an introduction to ballet, tap, and tumble. While Emmy is in class, Eli and I either watch Sissy on the TV, or we hang out at the playground just outside of the building. We've now had two weeks of dance so far, and Emmy is loving it!

Emmy and Eli both make me laugh all the time. I love their playfulness and the way they see the world. Here are a few silly photos: Eli pushing his race cars in a baby stroller, and Emmy trying out new fashion styles with paper and her blanket. 

Today was Twin Day at the preschool. I pulled together two matching outfits before rushing out the door in the morning. Emmy was so sweet to ask what the other kids might do that do not have a younger brother or sister. Soon, I know she will not want to match her brother...but for now, I'm glad that she does! <3

(The pigtails didn't quite hold up through the day! This girl plays hard at preschool!)