Upwards Basketball (and cheerleading) is a program our church is doing (and has done for many years). Games are every Saturday for 1st-6th grade boys and girls during January and February. My boys are so excited and have really enjoyed playing so far. Each week the kids have Bible verses to memorize and they receive stars for different areas of participation. This year's theme is God is light, so they are memorizing verses that go along with that.
Ethan and Josiah are on the same team...which is great! Their team practices on Monday nights. And, last night both the boys made baskets...Josiah for the first time. He was so excited...his whole team and the parents watching were excited for him too. Most of the team is 1st and 2nd graders and I've only seen 1 kindergarten age kid (like Josiah) on each of the other teams. They are always matched up by wristband color so they guard a player with similar skill and ability. It is always so cute to see the little ones out there playing tag with each other.
I love to watch the boys and see how different they are and the way the respond to things. Ethan is almost always serious. He has fun, but he is serious at the same time. Josiah thinks everything is funny. If he catches the ball, he laughs. If he misses the ball and it hits him on the head and rolls away, he laughs even more. Ethan has been so sweet with his brother and helps him out. At the last game, Ethan walked over to Josiah (who was doing who knows what) and took his hand and brought him to where he needed to be.
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