Jack and Maddie try new things...

Volleyball for boys starts in 3rd grade and Jack had asked to play.  We just had NO time for it.  SOOO.....this year, when he decided to be finished with Kirkwood United soccer, it allowed more time on his schedule.  I asked him if he still wanted to give volleyball a shot, and he was a little hesitant.  He was afraid everyone would be much better than him since they had played the previous two years.  Well, turns out, 4 new kids all were going to start this year.  Once he found that out, he was game!
The team is pretty darn good too.  I was totally unsure of what we would see when we went to the first game.  But, it certainly looked like volleyball and the kids are all pretty good, Jack included.    Undefeated and we are 2/3 of the way through the season.  Jack is loving it!  He's a pretty solid server!!

Maddie spends 70% of her life on her hands, so we decided it was time to do something with that.  She's constantly flipping and flopping around, so I thought if we got her some proper technique, maybe she'd be less apt to hurt herself???  So she has started taking acro.  She was super timid at first and scared to be the "new kid" too, but she has fallen right in there and the teacher has asked her to move up classes already....she's a strong girl!!!