Gym Rats

I guess installing a full sized backboard in their room was enough to turn the boys into full fledged basketball nuts. They love to shoot hoops in their room and play NBA 2K on the Wii. As always in our house there is no shortage of balls flying around and fights breaking out over rules violations. The boys play everything from basketball to full on tackle football (usually until Tanner gets hurt...either physically or emotionally).

But with the carpet squares on the floor in the boys room we have come up with our version of "around the world" called "Squares" . Each person has a pre-set pattern of squares in a big L shape around the hoop. Mine is the farthest out, Jake's is one row in and Tanner's is the closest to the hoop. You shoot until you miss and the idea is try to finish your pattern or "square" without missing. If you make it all the way then you try to go right back in the opposite driection and complete the "super square". So far I have made a couple of regular squares, but no supersquares (it's a little bit harder to complete in my row because I have to shoot a couple underhand to get around the ceiling fan). Jake has made several regular squares and made a dent in a super square. His personal best is 15 shots in a row.

Tanner is great to watch. His best is 4 shots in a row, but if you ever see him, you would know what a feat that is. He has to shoot the ball up with every ounce of strength he has just to get it over the rim. He grunts everytime he heaves it up and then starts giggling like a crazy person when it goes through.

It's a great game for them to play (fun for me too) and something to pass the time indoors when outside is just a little too cold. It snowed here all night last night and we woke up to several inches on the ground, so there may be some more b-ball on the agenda today (at least until the Pro-Bowl starts.....).