We've finally finished swimming lessons. The kids loved it this year, they both did extremely well. For me, it was great. Somewhat sad as it will most likely be my last year of "mommy & me" classes, but also a relief to be finished. Somehow it felt like I got absolutely nothing done for 2 weeks straight which is enough to drive me bonkers.
Finn is in the middle of his "Rookie" season of baseball. It is like a pre-tee-ball deal where they get the gist of the game, work on skills like batting and throwing, and have fun little games where they play all the high-school kids who coach them. He is really enjoying it. I was wondering how he would do with baseball as compared with soccer. He did enjoy soccer, he loved practices where we worked on drills. When it came time to play games, however, he didn't love that as much. My theory is with drills, everyone gets a turn. In a game, you really have to get in there and go for the ball, which is not really his style.
I did wonder how he would do with a more individualized sport such as baseball. I remember as a kid not really loving softball when it was my turn to bat, too much of a spotlight on me or something (which is funny when you consider how much I loved the spotlight later on when doing theatre. I guess it was just my younger age). But he is really loving it, so I am glad about that!
Also in June, we went camping. The kids have been sleeping together in Finn's room for a couple of months now, so they did absolutely perfectly on our trip. They had a wonderful time. We went up on a Friday and stayed until Sunday. Then Jeff, Kelly & their son Spencer joined us on Saturday. The kids had an absolute blast. We can't wait to go again!
As the 4th of July fell on a Sunday this year, no one in Utah seemed to know how to handle this as far as fireworks and celebrations. Half the cities did their fireworks Saturday and the other half on Monday, so we had an extra-long weekend. Our friend Levi stopped by on Friday and stayed with us all weekend until Monday afternoon. What a fun, relaxing weekend we had! The only bad part was that both kids were sick all weekend, but they were still in high spirits. Especially because Levi brought his dog, Rogue. He is a Mastiff/Rottweiler mix, so he is not little! What a good boy he was! The kids adored him. On Saturday we went out to dinner downtown and went to watch fireworks up with Grandma Jean. On Sunday, we went for a lovely 2 hour bike ride along the river through Ogden then went to eat lunch at the Oaks in Ogden canyon. Once it got dark, the kids lit some sparklers. I had a great idea to make a tiny hole in the bottom of a plastic cup for the kids to hold the sparklers with (see picture).
That way, they wouldn't burn their hands. I thought it was a brilliant idea. Cody called me the safety patrol. Ha ha.
Later this month, the kids & I are looking forward to going to Chicago to visit with Nana, Papa, & my sister's family. We can't wait! But there is a lot I hope to get done before then...
I hope everyone has had as wonderful a holiday weekend as we did. Love to all!
2 comments:
cute pics..I'm with Cody though. You get sparked and you learn that they are HOT don't put them in your mouth. LOL
I so wish someone had thought of the cup thing when I was growing up. Ha- I might use it now as an adult even. Sparklers have always scared me and still do. My kids have no fear but I want a cup!!!
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