Reed's basketball team won their game last night, so now they will play for the championship on Saturday. Reed had 2 steals and some rebounds last night, and if you're wondering why he doesn't shoot the ball much, here he is with his teammate, Justin. (Who's in 3rd grade.)
So that was the good of the night.
Right after Reed's team played, Kyle had his semifinal game. And it was a bummer because they lost. Kyle didn't get fouled out this game (he did the last game). He played good, but he's had better games.
Then it became a very good night because Kyle's coach announced the MVP and the Sportsmanship Award for the season. One of the best and tallest kids on the team was named the MVP, and Kyle was named the Sportsmanship award winner.
This is actually a huge deal. Kyle didn't get to play on one of our school's teams, he was on a team where he knew none of the kids or coaches. I love that he showed up on that team and showed them how awesome it is just to be Kyle. The coach told Kyle that he'll get to go to an awards banquet to get honored by the sports association in a few weeks.
Kyle with his coaches
But really, no matter what happened last night, all was right with the world because our neighbors, Dave and Mary, came to see them play.
Kyle and Reed were so excited about having their first baseball practice yesterday that they both put on their baseball clothes first thing in the morning.
And then asked "When do we go to baseball?" every 5 minutes.
They didn't wait for the season to start to start practicing their skills though, our across the street neighbor (who is also their baseball coach...I'm not sure it could be more any more convenient) took this slow-motion video of Reed last week.
And it does make me giggle that they're showing up to basketball practice in baseball pants.
I'm down to only 2 kids that do Valentines anymore.
(And thank goodness because JR could have cared less last year.)
We didn't have to make boxes at home this year, and I waited until Monday to go look for Valentines.
All Hobby Lobby had left were cats and ladybugs, and since those are super girly, I just whipped up these "bugs" made out of pom-poms and clothespins for the boys.
Reed said he just didn't have it in him to hand make something for everybody. (No homemade bracelets, though he did discuss making everyone a balloon animal.)
But both of them did specifically pick out which Valentine went to which person...which is more than JR ever did (or cared about).
So my bet on tears was spot on, except they were the happy kind.
You know, the falling on the wall because you're acting like you're fainting and then you squeal "We did it. This is what it feels like to win a Super Bowl." kind.
We had a mini party with Jason's family, Caden's family, and Christian's family.
The only picture I have is from instagram, which also includes Pierce (the kid who looks more like Reed than Reed's twin brother) who was here for pregame.
But I was smart enough to walk upstairs (we banished the loud fans to the media room) to video when I was fairly certain the Broncos were about to score to secure the win.
Here's how that went down.
And though I don't know much about sports...although if I'd just pay attention to half of what JR's says I'd know everything, I do know that Peyton Manning really needs to retire.
I'm not a fan of going on field trips, and try really hard to avoid them, but when JR told me his broadcast team had a field trip to Stratford HS to see their spring musical, I actually asked if I could go.
It was the easiest and best field trip ever. 20ish kids who all appreciated the awesome show (Anything Goes) we saw.
Then JR had a field trip on Friday with the whole 6th grade to the museum. They didn't have any parent chaperones, so I didn't even have to come up with a reason why I couldn't go.
I do have a picture of the event thanks to JR's instagram page.
So right after the talent show we headed out to JR's school's auction.
It was a Mardi Gras theme, and I started off with a hat, mask, and boa.
But by the time this picture was taken, which I think was the only one, I was down to just a hat.
My other accessories were just too much for my dance floor jam.
On a side note, JR's English teacher also enjoys the dance floor as much as I do. I told him he could thank me later for securing him an A for the rest of the year.
Oh and if you're wondering what we got at the auction...um, pretty much everything.