Baseball, Soccer, and Basketball - Oh My.

Sports are upon us in full force for both kids.

Well, Lauren plays soccer. Completely adorable. She can run with the best of them, is a great teammate, and bounces around the entire time.

Jacob is playing soccer, basketball, and baseball. A young Bo Jackson, or something. It sure makes for busy Saturdays (and the rest of the days too!), but we are all having so much fun with it. Its a terrific social outlet for the kids and for us, and it is incredible how much Jacob has improved in all three sports. He is a total sports junkie (wonder where he get's that from) and is a joy to watch.

In soccer, he and his buddy Samson are a dominating pair . . . Really amazing to watch for a pair of eight year olds.

In Little League, Jacob tried out for and made the 9 year old "Minors" team. Mike "played up" with him as an assistant coach for the team. Nothing more all-American than little league baseball. Life lessons. Sports. Great kids. All rolled into one. Mike and Jacob are just loving it. Jacob has done some pitching too, which he loves. He is very calm and collected on the mound and very loose and relaxed at the plate. He is also a seriously good and sweet team-mate.


Finally, hoops. When this league started, it was painful to watch. Kids traveling all over the place. No shooters, bad passes, bad dribbling. Makes you realize how many moving parts there are in playing basketball. These kids have come so far so fast. The coaches who run the league are terrific - patient and firm and knowledgeable. Jacob plays center. He has developed a pretty nice shot, is a great passer and defender and again, a great team-mate. He always wears the white head-band. Nice.