KOR Basketball 2024-25

 Part of being homeschooled is creating the needed subjects that Olivia needs. I require her to do a physical fitness class of some kind. In the fall of 2024 she wanted to do volleyball so I signed her up for KOR volleyball. KOR is a private school that accepts homeschoolers onto their sports teams. After volleyball she still had the requirement to do a physical fitness so Kennedy Jarvis (good friend on the volleyball team) and Olivia joined the KOR basketball team.  It cost $450 plus tournaments. I was hoping that if I volunteer to help we can get Olivia to play for free.  Olivia really didn't want me to help with her team, because she already get enough mom time during homeschooling. 

I approached the Athletic Director and asked if they needed any help with basketball. After hearing what kind of basketball experience I have she asked me if I would be the head coach for the high school boys team as a paid position. I agreed and that started Olivia and my basketball season for 2024-25 school year.  

It was incredible hard for her learning a new sport that required a lot of physical strength and running. And she did amazing, scoring in lots of games and starting as a starting position in some of them.  

I was incredible hard for me because I loved the game so much I thought about it 24/7.  I would sometimes even wake up in the middle of the night with how to run practice the next day.  The boys on my team came with a wide range of talent and I had to get all of them to a leave that they can play together. Then I had to teach them high school level of team work. Then I had to get them to improve individually so we could play at a high school level of competition.  The hardest part was sometimes I would only have 3 in practice. I got really creative and usually had to dress out and practice with them.  I lost 20 pound and got it great shape very quickly.  

I've included a fun video of the middle school girls playing a little basketball against the high school boys. They were very gentlemen like and the girls loved every second. 

2014- 2015 8th grade year, Taylor is playing Football for Sam Rayburn Middle School

I love that all three of these brothers have the same facial expression. 

 

Family Pictures 2015

 Taylor is starting the school year as a freshman at Bryan High in the fall of 2015, Cameron was starting 7th grade, Mason was starting 4th grade, Emmett starting 1st grade, and Olivia is not in school yet. 

Stop to visit Eric and Kari, in Seattle, on our way to Alaska

 In 2014 we took a trip to Alaska for the anniversary of Aaron's 20th High School Graduation.  Our first stop was in Seattle Washington to visit his brother Eric and wife Kari. They had 2 little toddlers at the time, Soren and Kate. 

SNOW!

SNOW DAY.  School didn't open until 10:00.  The boys came home from school and the snow was still around and so they filled their buckets full of snowballs and had a real snowball fight.  The friends around are usually Josh and Matt, and then Grayson and Blake and Gabe.

Winter/Spring fun in Texas

Winter camping in Texas is like spring camping in Utah.  The weather is perfect.  Maybe Texas has a very short winter and really long spring. Either way, here are some outside fun we've had this Winter/Spring, 2014.

 Olivia fell asleep standing up. :)

 Together we did a mini triathlon. Finished in 2 hours

 Copperfield Park

 The first time we visited Angie Carilie, or at least its the first of many I hope.

DewBerry picking on Mother's Day at Angie Carilie house. 

EMMETT RICHARD HULL

EMMETT has turned 5 years old.  He is such a joy in my life and in the lives of his brothers and sister.  His goal each day is to have fun.  And he does.  Here are some pictures of him enjoying life to the fullest.