Hammer Time

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Basketball and a Birthday

Basketball camp was everything Kale dreamed it would be....and more!  He walked in the door and immediately asked to go back.  Kale especially loved staying in the "hotel" (aka dorm room) with Dain, although I'm not sure Dain was as impressed with the accommodations...can you believe that?  Who wouldn't like sleeping in a dorm on a thin, grimy, twin-sized mattress?! 

Kale has spent every day since camp practicing all the things he learned.  If I had a dollar for every time I heard the phrase, "Balance...eyes...shooting hand...guide hand...follow through" I'd be headed to the GAP for a shopping spree right now.

Bailey's birthday was fun....loud....but fun :)  She got a swing set and sandbox, plus a massive amount of toys and games that have kept both kids entertained all week. In typical form, I got distracted and forgot to take photos until pretty much everyone had left, but Dain managed to get a few and I was able to capture a couple shots of the "Blues Brothers," who made an appearance towards the end of the night with their back-up dancer ;)


Thursday, June 17, 2010

Two

Miss Bailey Anne turned two this week.  She requested french fries and cookies for her "special dinner."  That makes me so proud :)

I tried to think of something clever to write about her....something that would capture her personality.....but I just couldn't find words to do her justice. 

What can I say?  She is our Bailey Boo, and she is truly one-of-a-kind.

Happy Birthday Miss Bailey.  We love you to the moon!



Friday, June 11, 2010

Camp Excitement

Saturday Kale goes to KU's parent-child basketball camp with Dain.  The kid is kinda waaaaaay excited about the whole thing....

On Wednesday we went up to campus to watch the past/present player game.  This sparked a series of about a million questions that lasted all the way home and through bedtime:
Will Marcus Morris be at camp?
Will he say hi to me?
Did you see Mario Little?
Why didn't he play last year?
Will he play this year?  Why?
Will he be at camp?
Will they eat breakfast with me?
Will there be cheerleaders?
Will you look for me on TV?
(I gently broke the news that little kid camp is not televised)
Do you think we'll play games?
Will we get to run?
Will there be coaches there?  Even Bill Self?
Any others?  I've already met Bill Self.
Can I bring Hop?
And on
And on
And on.

In addition to the questions, he woke me up at SIX AM Thursday because he was doing "exercises" about 2 feet from my head.  He packed and re-packed his bag at least three times (with all the essentials, I might add: undies, socks, sweatbands, a dinosaur and a book)!  We went to the park and instead of playing he ran back and forth and back and forth along the running trail. Today he got out of bed and promptly went to clean his shoes for camp, and he's already asked me at least 5 times if I've remembered to wash his Sherron Collin's jersey.

Saturday better get here quickly or poor kid might actually burst with excitement :)