Our Early Morning Sunday Practice

We had friends over for dinner on Saturday night, so it was a late bed time for everyone... but early Sunday morning, Kara comes into our room and says, "it's after 6:30, so can I go out and practice basketball?"  How could I say no?  You have to love the enthusiasm and dedication... even this early on a Sunday morning!

Soon after we got outside, everyone was up and wanted to join in.

Ben decided he'd rather not practice dribbling, shooting or passing.  Instead he opted for sweeping.  I love that he wants to keep things neat, but has he noticed that we are literally surrounded by dirt!  Job security.

Jason loves being outside and he always wants to be part of the gang... He's happy doing most anything outside, but he loves to be up high in Daddy's hands... I can almost grab rim!

Kara continues to exhibit her perfectionistic tendencies.  On Saturday, she was so frustrated that she could only bounce the ball three times in a row.  So she went out back with her Daddy and they worked on dribbling... Sho says, "you gotta come out and see this" and there was Kara, dribbling for like, 20 seconds.  Pretty impressive.  Of course I told her how proud I am that she worked so hard... and then I asked, "how about the left hand?" 

No matter how focused and determined, Kara can't resist putting the ball down to get a hug from her baby brother.

Interestingly enough, after morning practice we went to a church service and one of the members read the kids a great story, The Giant Hug.  So they learned about interdependence and interconnectedness... and that hugs are the best.  As are these three little ones.  Gotta love it.