March Madness (in February)

As we all get ready for "The Dance" (NCAA Bball tourney-guys)...I reflect on Aidan's first basketball season. His last game was a week ago and as we end this sports endeavor, I wanted to share how proud I am of him and what he has learned in his first year on the court.




Aidan was on the Nuggets (think Denver) 7U team. Trust me, no NBA prospects here, but the coaches were awesome and Aidan learned a lot. That's Aidan's head behind Coach Slaughter-listening to every word I'm sure.




Aidan is #4 here watching as a teammate goes after a loose ball. He was very good at defense and was one of the fastest on the team at sprints. He didn't get the ball much, but blocked some shots, and helped his team a bunch.



Here he is in defense mode. Always paying attention and ready with his hands up. How could he not with Conner on the sidelines yelling "Hands Up!!!" the entire game (even when we were on offense).

The coaches were excellent as helping the new players like Aidan learn as they go. At the beginning, Aidan could hardly reach the basket when he took shots and could not dribble and run at all. By the end he could make baskets and dribble, pass, catch, rebound, and go after loose balls. He always got to play at least 2 quarters and LOVED playing. He made his first basket during our end of season tournament and his face was lit up like a rocket! Sorry, no pics of that, mom and dad were busy yelling like crazy!!!!



Here's his team and individual picture. Doesn't he look old? Can't believe he'll be 8 this summer.

As this sports season slows down, Aidan has decided to take a break from sports-no baseball or soccer anytime soon. We'll be waiting for the next great adventure as we journey to find what we like to do.

Here's some older pics to remember his other travels in sports.

Fall of 2007, Age 4

Spring 2010, Age 6

Snow again?

As I write this, we are under a winter warning-AGAIN!! I lost count with how many we've had (at least 5 I think). This pic is from the "big" snow we had on Jan. 10. Yes, you read it correctly. It says 8 inches. We had anywhere from 8-10 inches in the yard. Yes we still live in Alabama (upper AL to be exact). When my hubby moved us here last year...I did not expect this.




This is one John took of the Honda (yes it still runs-17 years and counting). Redstone actually closed completely for 2 days. The entire city of Huntsville closed for 2 days...some other towns were closed all week. Aidan missed school the entire week. Nice spring break we had there.












That's our neighbor across the street on day 2. He used a milk crate to scrape the snow. Did you know they don't even sell snow shovels down here? I heard they started stocking them after this storm. John used a hand-truck to clear our so he could go to work Wed. And no, the roads were not plowed and salted. Fun times.

As you can see the street took a while to melt.

The boys and their snow man. Still plenty of
snow to make more.

Here's a video of Aidan making a snow angel.
Probably only one ever made.

When Aidan returned to school on Jan. 18, he had been home 10 days in a row. He also now had no more holidays (as if Presidents' Day is a real holiday) and no room at the end of the year to add. We lucked out with the next few-only the grass was covered, no road headaches.

If we make it through this round, they predict 60's for the weekend. Really-spring weather? I dare not to dream. So glad I moved down south to avoid winter. Maybe global warming isn't true after all-but wait. Wasn't it 110 every day last summer? Guess that's why I'm an indoor kind of girl. But ya'll already knew that.

C'mon Summer!
Anytime now!