Last week, I mentioned that Merrick was going to have a chat with his basketball coach about what he was struggling with in his experience this season. It was an interesting conversation, but Merrick did come away feeling valued and with some better understanding. Like I said, I'm also so proud of him for standing up for himself and his needs.
It was also good to see that the conversation had a positive impact on him. His game on Friday was probably one of his best this season. It was the most complete game I have seen him play. He had 10 points, tons of assists and his defense was as on point as usual. There are only a few weeks left in the season so I'm hoping we can continue to ride this positive wave and end the season in a good place.
I haven't taken many videos and pictures of him while playing this season, but I did capture this one of "big 21" getting some much deserved rest (I say "big 21" because one of our player forgot his jersey and had to use an extra so you can see "little 21" in the background).
The other big news on the sports front is that our nephew, Kalani, signed with Western Oregon University to play football for them in the fall. Saying this year has been tough for Kalani would be a gross understatement and we weren't sure if he would get to play anywhere next year. This is such wonderful news and we are unbelievably happy for him.
Since we are on a sports theme today. CC was also supposed to have a dance comp this weekend, but ended up getting sick so we sat it out. The comp ended up going really long, so it sounds like it was a good one to miss. Her team took first for both of their dances and we got to have a nice, low-key day at home and catch up on a few things. It was a win all around.
Our kids keep us super busy with all of their sports and activities, but when they are happy and things are going well, I wouldn't have it any other way.
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