Basketball Videos

This weekend Leighton and McCabe had a game at 8:00am.  They boys got back to back baskets which I caught on camera.

McCabe

Leighton

Olympic Speed Skating

Kids are so impressionable.

Seriously.

They once saw horse jumping on TV and proceeded to set out  every large toy or bucket around the house as 'fences' or obstacles to jump over.

The other day they went to their first hockey game, and have since been planing hockey in the dining room using plastic swords at their hockey sticks and a toy gorilla as the puck.  It is even complete with checking.

We have watched a lot of sports recently since the Olympics are on.  Every sport they immediate copy.  They watched the snowboarding half pipe and have been crazy flips and jumps off of everything.

They saw speed skating last night and have since been racing in a circle around our dining room table.  And this one is even complete with sliding and slipping.  You should have seen it before the socks came off!  Dangerous.

Wynnlee's Scrunchy Nose Face

There is talent and then there is TALENT!

Leighton Watching Olympic Curling

Dancing Pajamas!

McCabe spontaneously thought of this catchy song and it was hit!

Wynnlee loves being included in what the brothers are doing.  And I love spectating fun nights like this one.

Brothers

I love that Leighton and McCabe got to start their sporting careers together; first in soccer and now in basketball.  

I this this first picture is so funny of both boys standing side by with arms intertwined asking for their teammate to pass them the ball.  It wasn't even the slightest bit competitive, they just didn't quite understand!

And I love this picture of the brother sitting together at half time.  At half time, there is always a video testimony or truth shared.  This particular week, these two handsome brothers got to watch their dad on the big screen.  Luke shared this weeks devotional and talked about the validity of the bible!  How awesome that these boys get to hear Luke teach truth, experience him coaching them, and they even get to have that same awesome man drive them home, wipe their tears, play with them, tuck them in, pray for them, and obviously so much more that goes into being a dad.  

Big Helper Brooks

On a rare occasion Brooks can be found helping his sister.  

Here is helping her get down off the stage.  She went up and down these stairs so many times during Leighton and McCabe's latest basketball game.  Brooks was quick to help her each time either by holding her hand or bear hugging her.  If you think these pictures are too similar at least scroll to the last one to see Brooks hugging his sister to help her down.  Priceless.

Basketball Fans

Fans are a huge part of the game.  Seriously.  If a dad yells shoot from the sidelines, usually their kid picks up the voice and shoots.  And some of the kids don't even think to shoot until they hear their parents telling them too.  And sometimes cheering for them by name cause them to get distracted and look at you instead of the game.  

Grandma and Grandpa Hukee have made it to a couple of the games.  I enjoy the extra hands to keep Wynnlee off the court!

Wynnlee takes off once you finally set her down hear the court.  She ran right to daddy at half time!

We played Quinn Rude's team one night so Brooks got to sit by Myla Rude and drool over her popcorn!

Basketball Leighton

 The great number 12 has definitely earned a midseason MVP award in my mind.  I think Leighton needs one day to really take something in, learn it, study it silently, watch it before his understanding, and subsequent strategizing begins.  After his first game, he improved exponentially.

He is dribbling well, shooting really well, and fast breaking like crazy.  This past game he probably had 10-14 shots and more than half went

Basketball McCabe

It is a blast watching McCabe play basketball. 

He able to keep the ball under control while dribbling, looks for open players to pass to, and is quick to hustle back and play defense.