We seem to have found a sport Ethan really enjoys, Basketball! Yeah!! He started practices back in late November and games started two weeks ago. When he first started he had never even picked up a basketball (ok maybe gym class), and I can happily say he has come so far! He can dribble, shoot, block, and after two games is getting a feel for the pace of the game. There is only one other 1st grader on his team and Ethan is the only one that has never played before, but honestly you might not even notice. We have practices every week and games on Saturday and every week Ethan is so excited to go. I find it much more entertaining than soccer or baseball and they are very fair about playing time which is nice. His coach is fantastic as is the rest the team and we have really been enjoying watching Ethan learn, grow and be excited about what he is doing.
They Announce the kids before every game and you can see Ethan, #5 waiting in the “tunnel”
The Upward program is run though Churches across the country and its been very nice to have the added element of religion, but also they really encourage the kids and push them to learn and pick up the skills and that has been a nice change from some of the other programs he has been a part of.
Its been a lot of fun and I am excited about the rest of the season. Even Jax has been great sitting though practices and games.
