Catching Up and Basketball

This last month has been pretty busy.  Jackson has enjoyed playing basketball for the first time.  We were a little nervous as to how it would go as he hasn't "thrived" with a team sport before... he was so nervous the week before the first game.  But that first game came and he went out there and played like a champ!  He even scored three baskets that day!  I was so proud of him!!!  They've had about five games so far.  Won some and lost some.  The teams aren't all on an equal playing field so each week is a little different.  But he's gotten a few more baskets throughout.  We've got two more games and then the season is over.  

Michael is one of his coaches!  

Jackson dressed as a 100 year old man for the 100th day of school...

This was some of the kids in his class...

Jackson and I on our way to the Mother-Son Night at school.  

Trying a new climbing place...they also had mini-golf and a lazer maze but I didn't get pictures of those.

This stair step climb was huge - similar to something done on American Ninja Warrior.  Jackson tried it to begin with and struggled and stopped half-way through.  Eventually he went back and tried again - making it all the way to the top.  It was so high!  

Ready for a bike ride last weekend.  I walked - they left me.  

This was from a couple of weeks ago...Jackson was one of a few kids in his class on the "A-Train" and they got to walk through the school doing something...they went to Rachel's class and all of her friends wanted to be in the picture with them...well, the girls anyways.  

Yesterday was Valentine's Day and I forgot to take any pictures at home... But Jackson wanted to take his teacher flowers and he did so.  

And with a mouth full of marshmallows.

This was last month but Jackson got his picture taken with the school superintendent one day.  The school district posted it on their Facebook and Twitter pages, on their district-wide email and we saw last week that it was printed in the Cherokee County paper!  He was famous!  

This morning was Donuts for Dad so they got to enjoy a treat together at the start of the day.  

Soccer practice started this week.  Rachel and Jackson are both playing this time - Jackson didn't want to play last year so we'll see how it goes this time.