Annika decided that she wanted to switch from taekwondo to a team sport several months ago, so we signed her up for the winter season of CYBL basketball. Although she was at first a bit overwhelmed at being a beginner at something again, she soon adopted her dad's basketball attitude of "might makes right." Annika also discovered that hard work and hustle count for quite alot on the court and you could have time to bring your skills up to par if you bust your butt. She was lucky enough to land on a team that not only had some very talented kids, but also a coach that is good enough to be teaching the game several levels above where he is. The only thing that went wrong as the season progressed was that I never got a chance to teach my daughter how to deal with losing as her team finished undefeated. Those kids worked hard and gave up their Friday nights for an extra voluntary 2 hour practice and learned to run the pick and roll better than the Jerry Sloan led Utah Jazz. Congratulations to an awesome team who enjoyed the spoils that result when you outwork your opponents by a wide margin.
That is awesome. I'm going to have to ask you all about it when I see you guys.
ReplyDelete"might makes right" heh heh
ReplyDeleteso proud of Anni!
I am so proud - I can only imagine how proud you all are! And great Daddy-daughter picture in the corner. Did you guys go to an activity?
ReplyDeleteYes, the sock hop! Ask Tony to show you his action shots! Anni's costuming was thanks to Mom--I am sure I wore that purple sweater the year I was a "50's girl" for Halloween. And Tony dug out his spare glasses for the occasion. I can't decide if they are Buddy Holly or Rivers Cuomo. Any way, they looked super cute and I insisted on a photo.
ReplyDeletehey, did I miss the sock hop photo? I demand a full post with photos!
ReplyDeleteI *do* like the beach one, too.