Hoop-It-Up (Not in the Sand)

This picture has nothing to do with the story but it does feature four of the five girls.
So our camera is broken.
Priority No. 1 for the weekend: get a new one.

We have been enjoying unseasonably warm weather this week. So last night, Dad rounded up the girls and got them outside after dinner for some hoops. (Picture this:) Every girl had their own basketball and the opportunity to shoot on the regulation hoop at one end of the patio or the lower basket on the other end.

It was quite a scene under the lights. Basketballs were flying everywhere, Emily was making layups at both ends of the court and Dad was right there in the middle of it all. Yes, he finally has his basketball team.

So who had the most impressive performance? Each one of the girls had their moment to shine. Lauren was making all kinds of free throws, Emily showed off her dribbling and layup skills all night, Julia was leading one game of "Horse" and Olivia actually played for awhile before going back to her "girly girly" play with dolls and dress up. Even Veronica was out there with a ball, trying to avoid being hit in the head.

After an hour-and-a-half of playing (yes, bedtime gets postponed when it's 60 degrees in November), Mom joined us. She still has her free-throw shooting prowess and she was wowing the girls with her ability to sink threes. In fact, she got in a shootoff with Emily, who was also draining some long-range shots of own.