The picture below speaks volumes about his playing.... he doesn't really "get it" yet. Lots of standing and watching. Some kids at this age (U8) have such an instinct for the game. And some, like my guy, haven't developed it yet.
His "season" so far has been a rocky one.... first week he got a terrible headache and walked off the field in pain, so we left. Second week, I guess he played and did ok- I was at solofest with Alex, so I'm not really sure how he did. Third week he didn't go as we were in the midst of his icky illness. Last week it was pouring rain, but they played anyway and froze. So he really has only had 2 good nights of playing this year.... not a lot of time to get a feel for the game.
And it was hot last night, and I had to drag him out of Grandma and Papa's pool to go to his game, so he wasn't really happy with me. He has next week off for the 4th of July holiday, and a few weeks of games after that. We'll see how he does.
Justin put together a treasure hunt that ended with the kids finding a pirate boat for the pool...
which was a lot of fun...
...but didn't last very long. 
Then Ethan blew out the candles on his pirate cake and opened his gifts. He said it was his "best birthday yet!" 
We had a very busy week last week.... parade on Monday (Hudson and Alex both marched with their bands) 
dance rehearsals on Tuesday, Wednesday and dress rehearsal on Thursday (that's Alex's little head in there during her gypsy dance),
On Friday afternoon Ethan had his First Grade play, "A Year With Frog & Toad". It was very cute.
Then on Friday night was the first night of the dance recital... which was fantastic! I'm so proud of Alex, Hudson, Gabby and Cate. They all did a wonderful job. I think it was Cathy's (our teacher's) best show ever!
I didn't get very many pictures because I wanted to just enjoy the show. (This one is from backstage on Saturday night.)
This week is a little less demanding- but we do have Ethan's party this Saturday. How can he be 7 already??? 
