And he scores!

During Luke’s therapy at Easter Seals, the therapists learned early on that Luke loved balls and any game that involved throwing them.  So that last year or so three of his therapists started using a Little Tykes basketball hoop.  They used it off and on to help his Speech, OT and PT skills.  So when grandma and grandpa asked for ideas for Luke’s birthday and Christmas, I told them about this basketball hoop.

It came as no surprise that Luke got this very same Little Tykes basketball hoop for his birthday.  Since we use it almost every day, we keep it in the living room with many of the kids other toys.  Even though daddy likes to use this basketball hoop to practice his “three pointers” from across the room, Luke will try to put balls into it off and on too.  Probably trying to be like daddy.

The other day though, Luke got a little creative.  You see he decided to try putting other objects in the basketball hoop.  After all why should he stop at using balls?

He other day Luke got his new small plastic CAT truck, that he got from Christmas from his great-grandparents, and starts pushing it across the room.  I watched him since he doesn’t usually push it far, and I was wondering what in the world he was up to.  Then he gets over to the basketball hoop and puts the truck in!!

He screamed a little and I looked again to see what was wrong, the truck was stuck, because there was a giant giraffe puzzle piece that was hanging in the netting.  I just laughed and took the puzzle piece out, which then allowed the truck to fall through the net.  Luke then laughed, got the truck, then got up on his knees and put the truck through the hoop again.  He did this many times and each time he laughed like it was the funniest thing in the world to see, a truck going through a basketball hoop!