Jack Plays Basketball

This winter, Jack is playing in a basketball league every Saturday morning/afternoon. There are nine players on the team. Five play at a time, they play 4 10-minute quarters. Jack has gotten very good at setting screens, handling the ball, and playing defense. His team has played about 10 games, and he has gotten about 20 baskets. Here's some video of him taking two foul shots. Jack wears bright orange shorts; his team is navy blue and he wears #9...

Joseph Runs in a 5K

On Saturday, February 25, Joseph ran in his first organized run, the Leap 5K at Marymoor Park in Redmond. Joseph has run the mile in school a few times, and decided to try a longer distance (5K = 3.2 miles). It was cloudy and raining (typical Seattle February day) but Joseph jogged for the entire race, finishing in a little more than 29 minutes. Race results are available at this link (Joseph finished 46th overall out of the 150 runners in the race). Here's Joseph right after the race...

UVA Basketball

The Virginia basketball team is having a great season so far - as of early January they are 13-1, and ranked #21 in the country.

They played two games on the West Coast in December - December 18 against Oregon and December 21 against Seattle University - both victories for the Cavaliers. We attended both games, and even got a chance to meet and talk to the players at a reception for local alumni a couple of nights before the game in Seattle. Here's one photo of the boys next to the 7-foot tall center on the team, Assane Sene; click here for more photos.

Joseph's Holiday Concert

In mid-December, Odle Middle School had their holiday concert. Joseph is in the "regular" band and the Jazz Club. This clip is of one of the songs the Jazz Club played, which include solo's by all the performers. Joseph's solo is a little more than 3 minutes in. (You should  be able to hit the play button to view the video; it may take a little while to load).

"All I Want For Christmas Is ... "