We are the Champions!

Thus far in EK's sporting adventures, he has found basketball and baseball (t-ball and coach pitch) to be his favorites.  Every Saturday for the last few weeks we have been busy with basketball at our local YMCA.  I don't know how we lucked out, this season most of our games were at 12:00 or later, so we were still able to sleep late! 

Going into today, the team has been undefeated.  One heated game went into overtime, but finally we came out victorious!  Today, we had two games.  First we played the team that we previously went into overtime with.  Although the score was again tied at the end of the game, OT was avoided because we reached the "time limit" for playing.  During our second game we outscored the opposing team and won!

We say we had an undefeated season.  Hey, even if we had one game with a tie, they still didn't beat us!

Way to hustle, EK!

At times EK was motivated by money.  When she was in from college, Aunt K would offer a $1 bill every time he touched the ball.  I don't know if that was what motivated him last week or not, but EK did manage to have clear opportunity to shoot the ball and he made two points for the team!  No points today despite numerous attempts.  It always seems like he really "gets into it" just as the season wraps up.

Earlier this month the team won a contest and the parents and children of the team were able to go to a Mavericks game.  It was a fun night for everyone.  Some people were surprised by how high the seats were, but we thought they were better than our $2 seats (they may be in the nosebleed section, but we still have a blast going).  Our coach even arranged to have "YMCA Bulls" on the big screen for all to see.

Way to go boys!

Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Now that we have officially entered into 2010, I can't help but look back this little blog project.  It simply started as a hobby.  We thought it would be a fun way to publish what we have been up to.  We really didn't know who would read it when we started.

I must say that having a blog has been enjoyable even if we did not document everything we have been doing.  Is that even possible?  I am sure it may be for some, but we decided long ago that this project should cover the highlights.  Looking back, we averaged about one post every three days.  It is safe to say we are far from having covered everything.  What did we miss?  Fun with new cell phones, caving in and getting on board with Facebook, most of the busyness and festivity and meaningfulness that is December, another art award for EK, and so much more.

So what lies ahead?  The mil10 blog will continue to cover things that we find interesting, things that we have learned, and things that we are doing.  There is a year ahead of us full of possibilities--a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!

Happy New Year

Goodbye, Mali

Today we had to say goodbye to Mali. She was a good dog that was with us for almost ten years!  We will miss her.

Playing in the backyard in 2008.

Elden Kyle attempts to pose with Mali and Savy

while Pico tries to make an escape.

The 101 Dalmatians Musical