burning energy

we had a thoughtful friend invite us to meet them at the ymca for open gym basketball a few weeks after the boys' swimming lessons. and i am SO thankful! it is now a standing invitation and we have joined them several times. they weren't able to join us today but we still played on our own. 

the hoops are still regular height and his ball is a little heavy (relative to his size) but he can make it in (not that i caught any with the camera). after the videos below, i went to remind him how to dribble and how to shoot the ball. mason would play basketball all day and asks to go back frequently (read: daily or hourly). there are lots of basketball men in the family (grandpas, uncles, etc.) so it wouldn't be a bad sport to settle on for him. for now, it is fun and helps get some energy out during the winter. 

the little boys mainly play with toy basketballs by throwing/rolling and chasing because the hoops are way too high for them. 

during my instruction time with mason, i suggested that we watch the "big boys" (aka high schoolers) play in the next gym so see how they dribble. the boys really liked seeing them dribble, shoot and run.

with still more energy to burn, the boys asked to go run laps on the upstairs track above the gym. and so they did.

i am not sure if i am wearing them out or just building their endurance, but they are growing to love "exercise" either way which is fantastic. love.