we have been playing LOTS and LOTS of basketball since the popular snow basketball post. we play down in the basement, out in the driveway, in other peoples driveways (thank you neighbors with real hoops) and at gymboree class. i pay a membership fee for a gym class where he plays basketball 90% of the time until the parachute comes out!
it is such a funny thing to us because he seems really good at it. i keep raising the little tykes hoop and he keeps making his shots! so far he has 3 methods of shooting 1) running layups starting from across the room 2) standing four feet out and chucks it in hard and 3) sitting on his knees about a foot out and tosses it up and in.
anyway, funny stuff. we love anything that gives him joy not to mention exercise so we are onboard with basketball around here, for however long it lasts!
we had the opportunity to watch a neighbor play in a 5th grade girls basketball game at the Carmel varsity gym last weekend. declan was in basketball heaven and sat on tim's lap intently watching for an hour. during the time outs and halftime all the kids were allowed to go out on the floor, his first experience with a full-size basketball. once it was time to leave, no surprise to us, he wouldn't leave the basketball behind. our neighbor was kind enough to let him borrow one for the ride home creating one of the biggest most genuine smiles i've ever seen.
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Just want you to know that Declan is totally embracing the whole being a Hoosier thing! I love that he loves basketball. Growing up in Indiana, there really is no other choice! Love all the pictures! He is so adorable.
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