One of the nice things about being a parent is getting to introduce SteelyKid to my own obsessions. Like, for example, the great game of basketball:
"You want me to throw this how high?"
Maybe we'll stick with something a little smaller for now:
(Hey to Todd Clark, who gave us the toy hoop...)
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Just like dad, always bricking shots off the backboard! Thanks for the link, great to see the toys getting some good use, plus seeing that scuffed up basketball reminds of the good 'ol days when I would school you (and then you lost 20 pounds, grrrr)