Scott and Noah's First Basketball Season 2011

January-March 2011 Scott and Noah played basketball for the first time. Most of the kids on Scott's team had already played at least a year or two. Both boys went in there and learned the skills quickly and did well. It was a lot of fun to watch them.

Noah in white, third from the right.

Noah has a great shot.

Noah

Noah takes a shot with his tongue sticking out as usual.

High fives all around.

Noah playing defense.

Scott putting the moves on.

Scott with his team, the Eagles, watching.

Scott throwing the ball in.

Scott with his coaches at the end of year party.

Noah with his coach at the end of year party. Yummy trophy.

Noah and his team, the Leaping Lizards.

Noah and his coach.

Hill Climbing with the Big Boys

That's me on the far right at the end.

My team, Mad Cat, started meeting in Folsom on Wednesday nights for a weekly hill climbing training ride back in March. Being that it was right in my backyard I was all over that! Of course, I was the only girl who joined in, as usual. I showed them who was boss, though, and was often in the top 3 at the top of the hills. Oh yeah!

Snelling Road Race February 2011

I was upgraded to a category 3 racer last summer and finally decided to put that upgrade to the test at the Snelling Road Race. The weather this year was so much better! I was totally nervous, though, because my competition was going to be much stiffer. I was proud that I was able to hang on to the pack and actually do some pulling of my own. It was a long race...about 50 miles. I was pretty tired by the end. I knew I had a chance at a top 10 finish and really worked for it at the end. My legs were SO tired with that uphill finish. I was able to squeak out a 9th place. I was hoping for a little better but happy to have done so well in my first race as a 3. Yay!

Joshua and his pal Corduroy

Once again, in February, it was Joshua's turn to have Corduroy over to play and have a sleepover. It's always a good time when Corduroy comes to play!

Pinewood Derby 2011

In February Scott participated in the pinewood derby for Cub Scouts. Unfortunately, he kinda procrastinated in getting his dad's help with it and had to rely on mom at the last minute to help him with his car. There's a reason dads usually help with this stuff. Mom totally ruined his car. Luckily, we still had Noah's car from last year and used that. It worked. It wasn't the fastest car, but Scott was happy to have won the "Most Creative" award.

Scott's First Play

On January 28, 2011 Scott and his class put on a play about Martin Luther King, Jr. and his life. Scott played the part of David, a student in the classroom learning about Martin Luther King. He did a great job. What a cute kid.

Ms. Lane, Scott's teacher.

Scott and some of the other students in the "class".

Scott delivering one of his lines very expertly.

Isn't he just the cutest little thing?

Getting ready to sing "We Shall Overcome".

Sing it, Scott!

Happy 41st Birthday Steve!

Steve turned 41 on January 8th. It was a fun-filled day. We opened presents which consisted of biking gear and stuff like that, watched the boys play basketball, went out for Cold Stone ice cream, played hockey at a local street hockey rink, and then Steve went to a birthday party for a friend who was turning 40. He and about 15-20 guys went to dinner at In-N-Out Burger and then to a racetrack to race go-carts. He said he had a lot of fun.