Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Busy Weekend
We had all kinds of interesting happenings this weekend.
Pierce and Anna started swim lessons on Saturday morning. They’re taking them at the same place where they were getting their gymnastics lessons (which both kids have indicated they don’t want to do anymore). While not in the same class, they’re both in the pool at the same time. Pierce is picking up right where he left off last summer –he’s quite the fish but his stroke mechanics need some improvement. He has absolutely no fear of the water.
Anna is still adjusting to being a “classroom” situation. She’s ok for a while but then wants Mom or needs individual attention. When the class was finished she didn’t want to leave the pool area. The instructor invited her back into the pool and Anna got a few minutes of a “private” lesson. She did great: lots of floating and bubble blowing.
Also this weekend, Nora and I bought a swing set. Its nothing elaborate, a simple metal swing set from Wal-Mart. I set it up Saturday afternoon and Pierce and Anna were able to “break it in” for a little while. Unfortunately, we ran out of daylight before I got the glider and slide finished, so I picked that up on Sunday morning. So far I don’t think we’ve missed a day where Pierce and Anna haven’t played on the equipment. Very cool.
Saturday afternoon I helped Billy (my brother-in-law) with finishing his basement. The framing has really come pretty far and Billy was so motivated from our work on Saturday he got the framing finished over the balance of the weekend. We’re both tied up for the Easter weekend, so we’ll start pulling wire (electrical) in a couple of weeks.
We finished the weekend with Pierce’s soccer practice. This week was team pictures and a truncated practice session. Pierce really seems to be enjoying it and his skills have visibly improved. He’s very concerned that someone is going to take “his” ball and keeps a careful eye it through the course of the practice. I think we’ll have him decorate the ball this week so he won’t be so worried about his soccer ball becoming confused with someone else’s.
-Eric (Dad)
Pierce and Anna started swim lessons on Saturday morning. They’re taking them at the same place where they were getting their gymnastics lessons (which both kids have indicated they don’t want to do anymore). While not in the same class, they’re both in the pool at the same time. Pierce is picking up right where he left off last summer –he’s quite the fish but his stroke mechanics need some improvement. He has absolutely no fear of the water.
Anna is still adjusting to being a “classroom” situation. She’s ok for a while but then wants Mom or needs individual attention. When the class was finished she didn’t want to leave the pool area. The instructor invited her back into the pool and Anna got a few minutes of a “private” lesson. She did great: lots of floating and bubble blowing.
Also this weekend, Nora and I bought a swing set. Its nothing elaborate, a simple metal swing set from Wal-Mart. I set it up Saturday afternoon and Pierce and Anna were able to “break it in” for a little while. Unfortunately, we ran out of daylight before I got the glider and slide finished, so I picked that up on Sunday morning. So far I don’t think we’ve missed a day where Pierce and Anna haven’t played on the equipment. Very cool.
Saturday afternoon I helped Billy (my brother-in-law) with finishing his basement. The framing has really come pretty far and Billy was so motivated from our work on Saturday he got the framing finished over the balance of the weekend. We’re both tied up for the Easter weekend, so we’ll start pulling wire (electrical) in a couple of weeks.
We finished the weekend with Pierce’s soccer practice. This week was team pictures and a truncated practice session. Pierce really seems to be enjoying it and his skills have visibly improved. He’s very concerned that someone is going to take “his” ball and keeps a careful eye it through the course of the practice. I think we’ll have him decorate the ball this week so he won’t be so worried about his soccer ball becoming confused with someone else’s.
-Eric (Dad)
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