Ordinary things...

We never did post any photos of Mercer playing basketball from this winter.  It's been over for a little over a month now since his season ended, but didn't fit in with any of the other posts.  We'll put it here under "ordinary things."  This was the 2nd year he played.  He somehow regressed on his dribbling and carried the ball a lot while running.  (but everyone else did too).  One of the coaches did pull us aside and said he had a natural ability that you can't teach -- his defense and really going after the ball.  I guess that's not so ordinary, but...














A friend has a blog and posted recently about some ordinary things her children did that she did not want to forget.  Great idea!


Some I may have mentioned in other posts, but again - don't want to forget these things:

- Isabella squeezing stuffed animals or dolls and smiling / squealing.
- Mercer talking in higher pitch when he's looking after his sister.
- Isabella likes to have her hair spritzed and brushed (more so than Mercer ever did)
- Mercer wanting to go into the Little Free Library box on our street to go pick out a book to read (then reading it that night because he's so excited about having a new book in the house)
- Isabella and I going to the square and playing at the fountain with the water that is blowing over the edge
- Mercer asking me to come to lunch with him at his school.  (and then "growling" with other boys at the girls at the next table over and giggling)
- Isabella throwing things on the ground THEN saying "uh oh"
- Watching Mercer tirelessly running around with ANY kid on a playground.  He gets more energy just because there are other kids out there.
- Isabella leaning in to go "mmmmmwah"  to give a kiss (or blowing kisses with her hand)

- Mercer singing to the frog sculpture at a nearby park.  (for some reason, the camera phone images are polarized again~)

- Isabella getting excited when I come into the room in the mornings

- Mercer still (at 6) watching sweet little innocent TV shows like Mickey Mouse Club House (especially while Isabella is awake).  He likes the action-hero stuff, but still gets a little scared. :)
- Putting Isabella to sleep while rocking her
- Checking in on Mercer while he's asleep
- Isabella using her little pinchers to pick stuff up.  Such concentration!

- The kids playing in the push-wagon (Mercer pushing Isabella, Isabella crawling in it and waiting on someone to push her, and Isabella pushing Mercer in it)
- going on family hikes (Mercer likes this picture where you can't really see him because he's far ahead of the rest of us)
- Mercer wanting to do experiments / cook in the kitchen (I know I've already mentioned "I have a good idea")
- baby time at the library
- letterboxing with Mercer when he (sometimes) still excited to do it