Get Stackin'

Ethan was introduced to Sport Stacking by his phys ed teacher last year (If you've never seen anyone do it before, you should YouTube it...it's kinda nuts...this video is from Saturday of the Canadian record holder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvlowkEgX-c ). Since it was something that involved competition, he, of course, loved it. We looked all over for a set in stores, but didn't find any. We ended up going to the "official" World Sport Stacking Association website to order some...who knew such a thing existed!?!? Anyway, it's actually quite fun! Mark ended up ordering a big set for his phys ed classes, along with a timing mat. We found out there was a regional competition here in Ohio, so we decided to try it out for a family fun day. It turned out to be a really long day, but definitely a memory making one. They both ended up winning a handful of medals, trophies, and ribbons. Ethan broke a state record, but was beat by another little boy that was on a relay team with him. Karis was just tenths of a second off of the state record in her age group...she actually broke it in a warm-up, but they only count finals! We didn't really expect our quiet, reserved kiddos to do so well, but they loved it and it was really a growing experience for them.