Today begins Cameron's basketball season...well, besides the practice schedule. I love these two months of the year. I love watching him play a sport that I love so much...and play so well. And, he loves being watched...and cheered!
Don't we all?
Jackson decided during his basketball season last year that team sports were not for him. He, like me, is a rule follower and he struggles when teammates and coaches don't enforce the rules during practice. He likes things done "decently and in order." After one practice, he came out in tears and told me that perhaps he needed to try golf because then it was only him. I told him we would sign him up as soon as basketball ended. And, that is just what we did! Perfect choice.
He has played in a couple of tournaments and won 2nd place in a 4-man scramble. The day of that tournament was a crazy one for me and I was unable to walk the course with him. He was sad, but understood. As the tournament was ending and I was heading back to pick him up, my daddy called asking where I was. He was there! He had walked the entire 18 holes watching Jackson play...and Jackson loved it! He was sooooo happy. I am confident having someone there watching him improved his game.
Chloe is the same way. At gymnastics, she keeps her eye on me making sure I am looking at her and not using those precious minutes to grade papers. During the summers at the pool there is a constant chatter of "Mommy, Watch me! Look at me!" And, at the Christmas play during her solo she looked straight at me and smiled the whole time waiting for her cue to begin.
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