Ethan does Sacrament of Penance

Ethan went into the confessional for the very first time today and said that he "confessed six sins!" Hahaha...Anyway, he would only tell us one of them, and that was he asked for forgiveness for biting his big sister ;)
Afterward, we went for a celebratory lunch at BJ's (his request, he has good taste) we enjoyed Pizza, and Dad enjoyed a beer.

SuperBowl Movie Trailers!!

Catch the Transformers 2 clip in Hi-Def during the 3rd quarter of the Superbowl. You can get a head start by watching the low-res clip below...

I was a huge fan of GI Joe as a kid, and never thought there would be a live action movie. I was wrong...
Gotta love Judd Apatow movies, especially 40 year-old Virgin and Knocked Up. Year One is directed by Harold Ramis and stars all of the funny guys that Judd usually puts in his movies...

St. Justin defeats Our Lady of Guadalupe

The game was a nail-biter. These two schools have a history over the last 2 years because of SJM's dominance over them in volleyball. This is the first time we've played OLG in basketball and the rivalry continued. OLG was ahead most of the game, but SJM's relentless defense kept us close and eventually we squeaked ahead because of our ability to get to the line. If we would have made more of our foul shots, we would have had a comfortable lead. Thanks to our defense, we were able to make a 4th quarter run, and win a close game 27-26.

Ethan's 1st basketball tryout

Ethan had basketball tryouts this weekend at the YMCA in downtown Anaheim. I can tell by his demeanor that he was extremely nervous. As a parent, you tend to ride that anxiety roller coaster along with them because you remember what these moments were like when you were young and doing something for the first time with everyone watching. He was second to last in line for the kids waiting to go through the gauntlet of basketball drills, many of which we had never practiced before. The kids before him came off like seasoned veterans, no doubt they had played organized ball before. I think that kicked up Ethan's anxiety a notch. Well, when it came to Ethan's turn, he did very well. He made 2 out of the 4 shots he took and tried his best to score in the 1-on-1 drill they had, where he was matched up against a kid that was easily 6 inches taller than him. He struggled dribbling through the cones a bit, and unfortunately he is tending to dwell on that portion of the tryout. Of course we took plenty of pictures and video, but at his request, he does not want them posted. So instead, I put up the handsome picture I took of him just outside the gym.

St. Justin defeats favored St. Joes

St. Justin had their first game yesterday and the girls executed our gameplan fairly well. They played with alot of aggression and forced a huge number of turnovers, which made us happy. Taylah went 0-1 from the field and 1-2 from the line. She led the team in assists with 5.