...about old friends

Ace with a couple of Next Level girls from back in the day.  Most of the girls that Frank and I coached now play for the Sr. Girls team at Charles Best.  Yesterday night, Charles Best and Brookswood sqaured off in the Fraser Valleys.  Brookswood handled CB pretty easily, but it was nice to catch up with the girls and their parents.  These girls were with us for at least 2 years, some more than that.  We spent many nights in the gyms with them and despite us yelling at them and torturing them on the tracks in the snow and rain, these girls kept coming back.

Love them.  And their dedication and their hard work has earned them spots on their senior team, even though the majority of them are underaged.  Congratulations to the Next Level girls.  Hope to see them at provincials!

...Happy Valentine's Day 2014!

So, Mackendra wanted to make some treats for her class for Valentine's Day.  So we got to work.  We made Red Velvet cupcakes with homemade buttercream icing.  Yum!  We also managed to break out hand mixer in the process.  Boo!

Mackendra had a lot of fun decorating and playing with the icing.


                           

Ace also decided that she would get in on the baking.  However, she made her cookies for the boyfriend.  She had to do it by hand...because of the broken hand mixer.  She wasn't too happy about it at first...but soon it turned into a dance party in the kitchen.

   

These are the results.  

Happy 2014 Valentine's Day, everyone!

...best picture ever!

Spring and Summer traveling team starts soon!!!!

...its what we do.

We are a basketball family.  Always have been, always will be.

Its in our blood.  

My Dad still plays in the Master's Leagues and goes to World Championships and all that.

Me and my siblings all played collegiate ball.  Me in Div II, Ting, Rachel and Erika in Div I, and Darren in CIS.  

My husband in Div II.

Its only natural, and proper that these two should be players.

You will find us in a gym somewhere, or watching tape, or planning our next practice.  Our lives revolve around when our next basketball related moment will be.

It is our passion.

Its just what we do.

...So proud of this girl!

Anatomy of a foul shot.

Whew!  Nice follow through!

The best thing for me is that she loves playing.  The joy on her face when she is running back and forth is the best present.  Her excitement before each game is so cute.  She leaves each practice and game with a skip in her step and a red face.  

She is the only girl in the gym and she has earned the boys' respect.  There is no, "don't pass to the girl" crap.  In fact, they look for her because she is a great player.  She regularly makes half their baskets and she always checks the other teams' best player.  

She's a competitor. 

So proud of her.

....Kung Hei Fat Choy! Or in our case...an excuse to stuff our faces

Good food, great company.

Oooooooh!  And the first appearance of Ace's boyfriend...Michael Pratt.  He's the one peeking out from Ace's head.  Nice kid.

...found some more photos of Ace.

These are from last year.

Love her face...hahaha.