Let's Go Titans, Let's Go

Chance had another great game last night. Once again, they only had one sub so the boys had to play, pretty much, the entire game. Chance sat out once, for about 1 minute.Gunnar got bored and decided to take a snooze on the bleachers.

We lost...again.

Chance's stats...

1 rebound

2 steals

1 block

1 assist

2 tie-ups

12 million hustle points

Chance was very aggressive and great on defense.Chance is really good at three pointers.

So close Chance!
Keep trying!

Chance has one game left...I can't wait.

Celtics vs. Lakers

Coby had a rough game last night.
The other teams fans were brutal. Every time our boys made a basket they would "BOOOO" really, really loud. Coby had two air balls and a mother on the opposing team would stand up out of her seat and shout, "AIR BALL" as loud as she could (it echoed through the gym). It was awful. By the end of the game a lot of our boys were near tears. Two boys couldn't take it and were crying on their mothers shoulders. It was very sad. It is so unfortunate that there are people like that. The boys are out on the court just trying to have fun and play their best. It was very despicable.Coby was fouled a ton of times but they only called it twice. He hurt his finger and it is now swollen and bruised. Two different times he was fouled so bad that he landed hard on the ground. He was really hurt.

But he made his free throws...SWISH!!
Good job Coby.

Despite the horrible game the boys wound up winning.

Final score:

20-13

Coby's stats:

10 points

6 steals

3 blocks

13 rebounds

2 assists

Take that Lakers.

O-U-C-H !!

Gunnar had to get 6 shots today...yes, I said 6. Poor baby. Gunnar was very "strong and brave".I told him he had to get them to go into kindergarten, so he was ready. He said, "I didn't think they were going to hurt so bad".

Gunnar did such a great job. He didn't even cry.

Five(1/2)-Year-Old-Check-Up:

Weight:48.2 (75%ile)

Height:46 in. (75-90%ile)

Hearing: better than perfect

Vision: Right eye 20/20

Left eye 20/20

Now he's ready for kindergarten.

The Green List

Gunnar passed the Green List!!

Already!! Can you believe it? The Green List:

help

come

make

all

down

he

but

fun

too

went

no

she

have

of

we

into

so

came

play

ask

Gunnar worked hard every single day to get these words down.

Way to go!Next is the Red List:

here

over

they

made

put

her

other

are

him

yes

by

give

how

blue

one

who

time

as

very

his

Mind you, we still have to work on the other 3 lists that he has already passed. He has to make sure he remembers those, as well. These new words are going to be tricky but I know Gunnar can do it.

Drumline

Chance is doing so well in Drumline. He is extremely talented. We decided it was time he got his own drumsticks. (He was using the schools. But we kinda wanted to make sure he was going to stick with it.) John also got him a "practice pad".

He has been practicing for an upcoming field trip to Tacoma Community College to perform in front of a large crowd in the stadium.

There is one point in the Drumline performance where Chance has a solo. He steps out in front of everybody and is all on his own. Let me tell you...this kid is amazing! He just joined Drumline a few months ago and already has a part all by himself. Chance is so musically inclined. I am excited to see what the future holds.
He practices drums (and guitar) every single day.

I can't wait to watch you Chance!

Call Me

Coby has been working hard on accomplishing a few goals. We made a deal with him and told him if he could accomplish one particular goal he could get a cell phone.

We weren't prepared for how soon he would get it done but ...he did it!!

Even though I think he is waaayyyy to young...a promise is a promise, so we headed to Costco.

Chance helped him make his big decision.

This is the one...

The combination of soft–touch paint and brilliant metallic accents make the Motorola MOTO W755 in Black Slate a stylish, eye–catching communication tool. The touch–sensitive controls on the front of the phone let you access music, activate Bluetooth® and adjust ring volume or mute calls without ever opening the phone.

Features: Bluetooth, Music Player, 1.3 Megapixel Camera, etc. etc...

What more could a kid want?

This was his first call on his brand new, very first, cell phone.Good job Coby! We are proud of you!

Now, don't lose it!!

Got Milk?

I was in my room and Gunnar was eating breakfast. I hear "mom, mom, come quick...hurry". I thought he was hurt.

He just wanted to show me his "milkstache" and make sure I put it on the blog.Here you go Gunnar. Very cool.