Elijah Could NOT Be Happier!!!!!!!!!

Last night was our kindergardner's 1st basketball practice on a REAL team!

He still keeps double & triple checking with me that he is going to play in a REAL game.

So here are the facts. . . . he has practice one weeknight a week in Boring. They do not offer any basketball programs in Sandy/Welches until 3rd grade, thus the commute to this YMCA program. There are 7 kids on Elijah's team. . . . 5 girls & 2 boys. Elijah is the tallest on the team, which is uncommon, he is our only "short" child. All our kids are 90th percentile for height except Elijah who has been ranked 20th percentile for height. In other words... out of 100 kids his age - 80 of the 100 are taller than Elijah. So they only practice for 1 hour and their games will be on Saturdays. FUN!!!

This was supposed to be a 5 & 6 yr old team but somehow the coaches daughter is on the team & she isnt even 4 yet. But it is super adorable! Many of the girls dont know how to dribble. I actually worried the ball was flat because they would drop the ball to try & dribble & it seemed the ball would just go splat & sit on the floor. The girls would dribble & bat at the air. It was so cute to watch these 7 kids work together on the different drills. I was warned that at the 1st game it will be an accomplishment if the kids just remember which basket is their teams. They are allowed to travel, double dribble, etc., Elijah was so confused when the adults were applauding the kids who would run up to make a lay-in without ever dribbling.