The kids played soccer and basketball last week too, but Harrison's stomach was still bothering him. He had to come home early from one of the games because he was in so much pain. The stats sort of flew out the window.
Harrison's soccer team didn't do well today, due mostly to a lackluster goalie (not Harrison) who, poor kid, couldn't really care less about being on the soccer team. Dad said any time the ball came his way, the kid hit the floor, afraid to get hit on the head. Boy, can I sympathize. He was scored on no less than seven times. The Strikers were able to score two goals, however.
Then it was basketball, which was a much better time. Harrison scored his first basket today, contributing to the winning score of 34-24. He was excited to score and did a great job in defense. We were impressed at his level of energy today, so much better than it was last week. He did really well.
About halfway through his game, Dad took Bella to the indoor soccer place for her game. She and her friend Samantha traded being goalie, and did so well that Dad said today they are the only two girls he trusts in that position. They lost by 1 point, after leading the game for some time. The team they lost to was a year older and had won the state championship for their age group the year before.
Meanwhile, Harrison and I took a walk over to Winco to get a snack while we waited for Dad and Bella to come back (we're doing the one-car shuffle) for her basketball game. We bought a deck of cards and played "go fish" in the lobby, expecting that any minute they would walk in and find us and we'd go watch Bella's game together. However, they didn't see us, and we didn't see them, and before I knew it, here they came, telling me that her game was now over and it was time to go home!
For basketball, Bella arrived in time to play in the second half. She played well, despite her complaints that the boys on her team won't pass to her. Fortunately this is the last year that the teams are co-ed. She played great defense and seems to be grasping the concepts of basketball. They won 27-24.