Gavin has found a new interest. Basketball! We've been going to some of the local semi-pro games and he is just captivated by the action. He can actually sit still for nearly the whole 2+ hour game, which is usually impossible for a little guy like him. He loves the cheering, shooting, and most of all, the dribbling. For whatever reason, he has taken great interest in the dribbling of a basketball. I don't know why, he just has.

We bought him a basketball and I overfilled it with air so its got some great bounce, and got him enrolled in the local church program called "Halo Hoops." That was about eight weeks ago, and he couldn't dribble more than 2 or 3 times before the ball would hit his foot and go rolling across the gym. He would get so frustrated! But every Sunday afternoon for the past 8 weeks we went back to the gym and practiced for 2 hours. They worked on stuff like jumping, skipping, galloping, red light green light, shark tag, shooting, and of course dribbling. Now he can go all the way across the gym and back - dribbling! It's unbelievable what a little practice can do. He's so proud of himself. Yesterday was the final session of Halo Hoops and he was so excited to get a trophy. He kept saying "I'm excited!"

The best part for us was the discovery that Gavin's brain seemed so much more "organized" after every Halo Hoops practice. He would use good sentences and could sit and concentrate on little tasks like coloring or a Highlights workbook for over an hour, which was previously unheard of. There is definitely something to be said about the connection between organized physical activity and the brain. Soccer is next, when it warms up a little!