Friday, July 2, 2010

Summer Activities Weeks 4 and 5

We were out of town last Friday and Saturday when I usually write these blogs, so I'm just combining weeks 4 and 5. We were, as usual, quite busy!

Alexander's had swim lessons every weekday morning for the past two weeks and he's done great! He went completely underwater (#26) on the 3rd day of lessons, which is a big deal for him. I do think he's still pretty nervous about it, but he's made improvement since last year. Yesterday they had Safety Day, where they learned about water safety, and today they had Fun Day, where they could "do whatever they wanted," in Alexander's words. He came out of class extremely excited because he had been given some candy as a Last Day treat. More importantly, he also had his evaluation form, from which I learned that he had passed Level One! On to Level Two next summer. I am very, very proud of him for doing his best, being brave, and for being on good behavior all during lessons. His instructors wrote some nice comments on his sheet, including that he is "a fantastic swimmer" and that he "was a pleasure to have in class because of his excitement." Is it time for me to stop bragging now or can I bask in this moment of pride just a little longer? ;)

The other big excitement of the past couple of weeks was that we finally made another trip up to PopPop's place (#14). We hadn't been there since Thanksgiving. It was pretty hot up there, and Jack was grumpy for much of Saturday after an allergic reaction to my dad's cats left him a bit itchy, but we did have a good time as usual. The boys were thrilled to play on the new swing set that PopPop had gotten for them, and we were able to visit, at least briefly, with plenty of family at the family reunion. I got to spend some nice time with my brother, "Uncle Matt," and the boys enjoyed seeing him. They charmed Mema (my grandmother) and some of her guests with plenty of clover flowers, smiles, and chatter. My grandmother remarked how Jack has started really talking a lot more and has become more outgoing since she saw him last. Unfortunately, my grandmother fell Saturday night and broke her arm, so we're hoping for a quick and smooth recover for her! Alexander brought her some extra clover flowers Sunday morning to cheer her up.

Over the past two weeks we also took a nice walk around our neighborhood lake (#19), rode our bikes (#20) around the tennis courts, and played Red Light, Green Light (#48). After playing with our homemade play-doh one day, the kids learned to (better) help Mommy sweep up the play-doh crumbs, which counts as "Learn to help Mommy or Daddy with a household chore." (#41)


1 comment:

Kathryn said...

Yay for Alexander! He looks so proud of himself in that picture. :-)