Sporty Saturday

Yesterday morning we went to the University of MN to watch my cousin Stephenie dive (she did a terrific job!), and the girls enjoyed watching the 1-meter competition. Things got more interesting for Ruby, however, once the diving was over and my cousin Kari decided to take Ruby on a field trip to the top of the diving tower. Some of you might remember that Kari has done this before with Cecilia (I think she was under 3 at the time), so it was only fair that Ruby got a turn up at the top. I took some video of this, but until I can figure out how to get the video off of my phone an onto the internet, you'll have to be satisfied with this:


It's hard to see her at first, but she's up there at the very top of the 10-meter being held up by Cousin Kari. They proceeded to walk out to the very end of the board, lay down on their tummies, and poke their heads over the edge to look down at the water below. If you're not sure what the 10-meter is, think back to the last summer Olympics you watched when they showed the diving from the tallest platform and it seems like the divers are falling for an eternity. That's the 10-meter. According to Ruby it wasn't the least bit scary, but according to me it was a near-death experience. My girls both aspire to be divers some day, but if they get on anything other than a 3-meter we're going to have problems.

After the diving meet we had to rush over to Cecilia's basketball game, and I'm sorry to report they suffered yet another loss. The upside is that Cici is improving by leaps and bounds and still loves every second of the game, even the ones that end in defeat. Here is a blurry shot of her making TWO OF TWO free throws after she was fouled while taking a shot.

The ear-to-ear grin she wore after making both free throws was the absolute highlight of the game.

And speaking of sports, we need to get things together so we can go to a Superbowl party and root for the Steelers...