Spring sports

Our days, and especially our weekends, have been jam packed with sports!
Here's a recap...

Ice Hockey for two

(Aidan and Maura)

 #1 hockey fans
Usually Aidan and Maura have games on the same day...early in the morning.
Maura hangs out after her game to learn a few things from her big brother.
And Audra, by default, gets to hang out (and freeze) at the hockey rink all morning!

So early, that sometimes these #1 fans catch up on a little missed sleep while we're there.

Soccer for two

(Riley and Audra)

Our community has a wonderful special needs soccer program.

Riley has participated for many years now,

and this was Audra's second year.

It is 100% funded by the community soccer club

and completely free of charge to the families.

The kids get a jersey with their name of the back every year,

and are given a soccer ball and shin guards their first year.

Their are enough volunteers to pair the little one's (like Audra)

with a buddy who helps to keep them engaged.

And they do actually learn some soccer skills too!

Track & Field
(Riley)

 

I love the Special Olympics
I love Track and Field
and I really love the 4x100 relay event!
Riley had the first leg this year and he took his turn with the baton very seriously (as you can see below) and his team got 1st!

Baseball

(Aidan)
Somehow I manged to not get any pictures of Aidan playing baseball so far this season.
He finished up intramural baseball,
was selected to participate in the All-Star game,
and is now in full-swing (yes, pun intended!)
with a travel tournament team.

Dance

(Maura)

"Ballerina aspirations"

Maybe (hopefully!!) she will find her way back to ballet next year.

This year she has been doing jazz,

and has been suggesting she wants to try Hip-Hop next year.

Cat napping...

yes, for Audra this IS a recreational activity!

Audra practices sleeping (during daytime hours) like it's an Olympic sport.  

Nighttime sleeping, now that's a different story...she could use some more practice in that department!