victory and cassanova

carter (my nine year old) had a good day yesterday!  their basketball team had a victory (our first this season!) that was simply because they figured out how to play as a team.  it was encouraging on so many levels.  all the kids played well, but they played well together.  carter had several great assists, some rebounds, a steal or two, several shot attempts and (drumroll please) made two-points! (i think his dad and i were almost as proud that he played aggressive enough to get a foul...we've been wanting him to really get in there and he did this game!!!)  it was encouraging to see some boundaries stretched, some confidence gained, a new-found reliance on each other instead of just on their one stellar player, and to see a bunch of sweaty boys giving high-fives to each other with smiles spread from ear to ear.  we are looking forward to this next week!

colin (my three year old) is a charmer.  he loves to hug and to give kisses and can say just the right thing.  (we're keeping a close eye on him with the ladies...)  this morning, he said to me 'can you hug with me?' and i replied 'yes, i'd love to give you a hug.' and he corrected me 'no...you need to hug with me so we both get to hug.'  too sweet.  of course shortly after that, he let out a nice burp and then asked if i could do that with him too.