Ian and Gavin definitely do new things each and every day. Gavin has been able to write his name using all capital letters, but just in the last week or so I showed him how to write the capital G and lower case avin. It didn't take him long to pick up on how to do it and he will sit at the table and practice. He has a lot of workbooks, so he likes to work in them when Ian does his homework.
Gavin wants to do everything Ian does. Ian reads a lot to us at night and now we take turns with Gavin. He'll look at the picture and tell us what is happening in the picture. Wow! He will shoot basket after basket after basket in the hallway with our basketball hoop. At the Y when his group is in the gym, he throws that ball up to the hoop over and over and over.
Ian is not shy in academics or athletics. Cailean, Gavin and I were fortunate enough to attend a Writer's Celebration in his class this afternoon. Each student shared one story that he/she had written and drew pictures about. There were a few other parents there as well and Mrs. Harris pulled out a name and it was Ian. So, he was the first one to go and he did a fabulous job! I still believe he got these genes from my dad because no way in heck could Cailean have done this or me! In fact, I remember I would laugh when I had to give speeches in front of my classmates. His story was about the time he went down the waterslide at the Cary YMCA. I was shocked he wrote about this because it was over two years ago!!!! He must be traumatized by the event and I remember when he did go down the slide. Anyway, he talked clearly, he thanked a classmate who gave him a compliment and we were just so proud of him. I was equally proud when a kid in his class wrote about meeting Ian and thinking how awesome he was. So sweet!!! He raised his hand a few times to share a question or a compliment to his peers. As Mrs. Harris tells the class, "Say it loud...say it proud!"
Since Gavin got new sneakers for Chrismas with ties and no velcro, Ian has really enjoyed trying to teach Gavin how to tie his own shoes. He is actually pretty patient with his little brother.
Ian is very confident on the court or the field. I'll talk about basketball since we're in that season now. We had a little scrimmage at practice the other night and he had quite a few "legal" blocks, a few breakaways and enjoys the sport.
Well, we have a busy Saturday with Ian's first basketball game, Gavin going to a birthday party and I'm attending a baby shower!
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