Hoopin' It Up

Ethan played basketball this year and he is totally loving it! He looks so little out there on that court with his silky orange jersey that is drowning him and pretty much all the players on the team. While he isn't the most aggressive player, he does his part and we are proud of him for trying and enjoying this sport. This year his coach is a good friend- Coach Mike. He has a son on the team that Ethan really looks up to. I'm glad that he is choosing good role models. This year the team went undefeated until the final game. Ethan comes home from each game and tells everyone what the score was and how many points they won by, etc. He's a numbers guy, I guess. He loves going to UNLV games with Darren. A few weeks ago he went to the UNLV vs BYU game and it happened to be the night before piano lessons. It must have been fresh on his mind because he would start talking about the game in the middle of a song that he was playing. He'd just play without stopping but talk at the same time! The teacher was cracking up. I love this stage of life that Ethan is in. He gets very excited about simple things and it shows in his story-telling. It's hard to keep a straight face when he talks for an extended period of time on how to be the master of the computer game or about how he plans to torture the neighborhood girls.
Ethan is doing great with his reading. He has advanced to chapter books and he reads with fluency and comprehension. He likes math and does well with numbers. He got a great report card and he is making lots of new friends. Friends are a big deal to him right now. I asked Ethan a few questions about life right now and this is what he had to say:
Fav Show: Sponge Bob (as much as I tried to shield them from this I have to admit that it can be pretty funny!)
Fav Color: Red
Fav Sport: basketball
Fav Friend: Dylan
Fav thing to do outside: ride bike and green machine
Fav thing to do inside: play the computer and Wii
Fav thing to read: Siemese Cats (his most recent library selection- pretty interesting, actually)
Fav food: pizza
Fav snack: ice cream
Fav thing to learn at school: math
These are a few things about Ethan right now. If I ask these same questions in 6 months they may have changed but at least we know what his 6 year-old mind is thinking right now.
ps- I guess I overestimated how big Ethan is when I bought those basketball shorts (top picture). There's always next year!