MS Basketball Tournament!

 Peanut had a great tournament! It was a two day so they got to miss quite a bit of school which she wasn't mad about, haha. Their first game we were expecting them to win because they'd beaten this team during the season but it was a tough fought game. 

 

 It was close the whole time and the score went back and forth.

 

 

Daddy was able to get off work, and Noni and Papa were able to come as well so Peanut had a good fan base!  

 

 

And we got to see her score! 

 

 

Whoo hoo! 

 

 

Unfortunately they didn't end up pulling off the win so they got knocked into the "loser's bracket" and went to the other side of the gym to play another game. We had to sit on these little bleachers. They are very short but Peaches and Lou were still able to go underneath and play cards during the game, haha.

 

 

Their next game was a little more relaxing. This was the team we'd beaten pretty badly in season play, but they really stepped up and didn't let us trounce them as soundly this time!  

 

 

Peanut didn't get to play quite as much in this one.  

 

 

But she did get in and score a couple of baskets!  

 

 

And worked on her defense. 

 

 

The coaches do a pretty good job getting everyone playing time...hard to do with 14 kids on the team! Two points! 

 

 

 

The next day the little ones and I were in town with Bug so Daddy took off early and picked up Boo and N early from school so we could all go to the tournament.

 

 

Lou has warmed up to N pretty quick. At first she said he was scary because he is so tall. :P I guess she got over that, haha.  

 

 

Boo got this one. 

 

 

The first game that day was intense! This is the really tough team that we just barely beat in the season.  

 

 

But our kids really worked together and played hard! 

 

  

 

It was a tight game with every basket counting! 

 

 

And we won by 5 points! Way to go team!! 

 

 

That win put us in one of the championship games where we ended up playing the green team that we lost to the day before. They were playing for 3rd and 4th place.  

 

 

Noni and Papa were able to come up and join us for this final game of the season. Peanut played hard!  

 

 

And we won!!  

 

 

3rd place! 

 

 

So proud of these kids and how hard they worked this season! It was fun to see how much they improved in such a short time. They really did an amazing job! I'm so glad Peanut got to have this experience! I really hope she decides to play next year on the high school team and continues to improve her skills!