ben * coon rapids

ben's team played in coon rapids as well.

thankfully, none of ben's/alex's games overlapped

so we were able to catch all of the games

unfortunately,

just like alex's team

ben's team also lost every game they played

BUT ... 

this was their first REAL tournament. 

this is a new year for them - 

they switched coaches AND half their team.

each game they look a little better.

nice job, ben

AND

thank you eagle brook for having a campus at coon rapids high school

8am game

9am church

10am game

worked very nicely

alex * coon rapids tournament

alex and ben played at coon rapids this weekend

although it was a rough weekend for alex's team

and they lost all 3 games

each of the games was fairly close

and alex played well.

win or lose

he is having a LOT of fun this year.

he loves his coach

he doesn't complain about practices

and he is definitely a better player than he was last year.

that's all i can hope for.

baker ben

his newest specialty ...

baked donuts ...

YUM!

no words needed

today was 'we are silent' day at blaine

some kids associated with we act taped signs to their chest

that said 'we are silent'

which meant they would not be talking for the day

as a way to show their support for kids who are denied education in other countries

and have no voice

WELL ...

drew's math teacher is one of his football coaches and

they have a very fun relationship

while in math class today

there was a student wearing a 'we are silent' sign.

his teacher asked the student if he had an extra -

which he did.

the teacher took the sign

and taped it on drew's chest.

no words needed.

tournament throwdown

ben also had his first tournament this weekend

they played a one day tournament in princeton

and played 3 games almost back to back

we started with a win against st cloud

and ended with 2 pretty tough games

against teams that probably shouldn't have been in the B bracket

we got beat by 30 points against alexandria

and 20 points against becker

the REAL story of the night however was from our first game

ben snuck in for a rebound

which frustrated one of the other players.

he wrapped his arms around ben

lifted him up off the floor

spun him in a complete circle

and then threw him down to the ground

the craziest part ...

no technical foul

my favorite part ...

he gets spun around

and thrown down

but is STILL holding the ball

i love you, ben!