Goooooooo, Henry!

Today was Henry's first Jr. Jazz basketball game. It's really fun for him. His team is comprised of 1st and 2nd graders, mostly 2nd graders I think, that have played before (they are offically the Advanced league; there is also a Beginners league for the same age group). The time committment is pretty minimal - an hour each Saturday during January and February where they spend 15-20 minutes practicing a skill and then the rest of the time scrimmaging with another team. His team also does a weekly shootaround on Monday afternoons that we'll try to make for him as well. Anything to burn off energy this time of year!

Henry's team is the Magic (all the team names are from the NBA) and they played the hated Lakers. Henry scored 4 points and had a nice steal and a few good defensive plays. He says that they won 22-12, but I think they'd win every game if Henry was in charge of scorekeeping. It's good to see him excited about learning new things and sports are a good way to keep him active and moving around.

The whole family went. The time seems to go by more slowly for William and Tessa. They typically go on a walk or two and then sit and watch the kids play for a bit as well. Tessa insisted on taking her Dollar Store, Beauty and the Beast themed pom poms and shaking them around. I think Henry was a bit embarrassed because she'd yell "Goooooo, Henry" and jump in the air. But he was a good sport about it and invited her to sit with the team toward the end of the game.

Jr. Jazz lasts until the end of February. Then we have both Henry and William playing soccer this year from the end of March until early May, followed by baseball in June. It's fun to see the kids enjoy being active and learning how to play sports.