Jeana and B-Ball

Jeana had been begging to play Basketball again this year, so we decided to sign her up, knowing that the teams are made up of 7-10 year olds.  So, needless to say, she was not only the youngest on the team, but also the most height challenged, and one of two girls.  However, she seemed to be oblivious to all these facts and had a great time anyway.
The hoop was a couple feet shorter than the standard (maybe around 8 feet) and by the end of the short season, she was getting pretty good at making shots (during practice, the games I think intimidated her a little.)

This is a quick shot of her impromptu team on the last game day.  They ended up being short a few team members, so they recruited from other teams to avoid forfeiting.  

Here is practicing with Brother V.  He was her primary teacher at church last year and she just adored him and tracks him down every Sunday to give him a hug, card or candy.  The Sunday before the game, she told him all about basketball and asked him to come watch a game.  We didn't know about this until the night before when he called to double check on time.  It was very sweet of him to take the time to support her b/c he is a busy guy with a busy family.  Early in the fall she also suckered her school teacher into coming and watching her practice ballet and of course she came too.  I am glad she has lots of great examples to look up to!
Showing off her skills and oh yeah, her favorite 'look.'