Tag! You're It!

Tonight was Ashton and Ethan's last basketball practice of the season. Ethan's coach made the executive decision to ditch practice and play indoor laser tag in the gym instead. He and his wife own a portable laser tag company and were kind enough to let the kid and their families play about a million rounds of laser tag. They also provided pizza for everyone. A few of the moms brought cakes too. The boys had very good experiences this year with Upward Basketball. Here are some pictures of the fun!
(You may notice there are no photos of Ashton or Ryan - well that is because they were either too hidden or too fast!)

Sweet and Spicy?

Today in between basketball games Ashton was browsing the concession stand goodies. He was looking long and hard then asked, "Mom, can I have some spicy M&M's?" I was completely puzzled and the concession stand worker said, "I think he means Sour Skittles." Who knew? And, she was correct!

Playin' some good "D"

Today both Ethan and Ashton had their basketball games. They hadn't played since 2 weeks before Christmas and haven't practiced since then either. You would think they would be a little rusty, but they were NOT at ALL. They both won their games and Ethan's game came down to the wire. They won at the buzzer. Wow, who knew that 3rd and 4th grade basketball games could be so exciting?

Here are a few pictures of them as well as a video of Ethan playing some pretty good "D". He was matched up with an AMAZON sized child. Ethan did very well against him and even kept him from scoring a basket.

Ashton waiting for the inbound.

Ethan getting sized up against the other team.

Ethan on defense.

Brinley enjoying the game.

He Rebounds!

Here is a little video footage from Ethan's last basketball game. He is #13 in green.

Ashton the Great!

Today was Ashton's last basketball game. He scored 3 baskets. He is #5 in white. He had a ton of rebounds. He had a great season and learned a lot!

He Shoots . . . He Scores!!

Ashton made his first basket today at his basketball game. He also made his second, his third, his fourth and his FIFTH! Way to go Ashton, our future All-Star!

Is He Excited, or What?

Today was Ethan and Ashton's first basketball game (EVER!). Ashton's team played first. They played half court and didn't keep score. There was a lot of running around with the ball, falling on the ground, etc. It was pretty funny. Ashton did a great job.

Next it was Ethan's time to play. Before the game they had the teams go in the "tunnel" and they waited for their name to be announced. Then they got to run through the streamers and the cheerleaders to center court. I think this was the highlight of Ethan's day or maybe his LIFE! Here is some video footage. Ethan is the 3rd child to run out.

Ashton rec'd the gold star for his team today. That represented "Good Sportsmanship". Ethan rec'd the red star which represented "Good Defense". We had such a great time watching the boys and their friends. It was great!

I have several more pictures from the big event - I will post later.