You'll get no disagreement out of me that the J's are getting too big to be showing up to pool parties with inflatable arm rings and flotation devices. Mind you, getting them to swim was actually a priority for us at some point (they both took lessons around two years ago)... but sometimes even the best intentions have no shot against the busyness of life. Yet and still, when Venesa said lessons... all I heard was a loud ca-ching in the background.. and so I asked her to give me a week or two before we discussed it again. Two trips to the Y and one backyard pool trip later, the J's are officially drown-proof. Free of charge.
Saturday, July 30, 2016
10 feet
Venesa found a surefire way to get me off the couch: Threaten to pay for something that I think I can do myself. That's exactly what happened with swimming lessons this summer. At a recent pool party, we watched every other kid fearlessly jump in the deep end of the pool, splash, play and carry on... while ours were stuck in the shallow end like quarantined ebola patients. After a conversation with another mom, she asked if she could sign the kids up for lessons.
You'll get no disagreement out of me that the J's are getting too big to be showing up to pool parties with inflatable arm rings and flotation devices. Mind you, getting them to swim was actually a priority for us at some point (they both took lessons around two years ago)... but sometimes even the best intentions have no shot against the busyness of life. Yet and still, when Venesa said lessons... all I heard was a loud ca-ching in the background.. and so I asked her to give me a week or two before we discussed it again. Two trips to the Y and one backyard pool trip later, the J's are officially drown-proof. Free of charge.
You'll get no disagreement out of me that the J's are getting too big to be showing up to pool parties with inflatable arm rings and flotation devices. Mind you, getting them to swim was actually a priority for us at some point (they both took lessons around two years ago)... but sometimes even the best intentions have no shot against the busyness of life. Yet and still, when Venesa said lessons... all I heard was a loud ca-ching in the background.. and so I asked her to give me a week or two before we discussed it again. Two trips to the Y and one backyard pool trip later, the J's are officially drown-proof. Free of charge.
2 Wheelin'
Justin ditched his training wheels a couple of months after turning six. Not to be outdone, Jasmine turned to two wheels at five and a half. At four years and 11 months, Naomi Janelle has them both beat by a nice margin. You go, baby girl! Great job. You'll get your new wheels in no time. For now, let's raise the seat and keep on riding.
Friday, June 24, 2016
ERT16 Home Again
For the first couple of days, it was pretty weird being back home. For 30+ days, it became normal for us to be on the move; so when it was time to be at home, sitting in one place with no where to go... it didn't feel right. We were walking around looking lost and not quite settled in. It's almost like we were all waiting for someone to say, pack it up, it's time to move! In which case, the kids would've probably been in the van in the blink of an eye. Kinda funny.
As for settling in, I guess the main priority was rest and recovery; and we did lot's of it. In fact, we rode around town with our luggage still on the roof of our car for two days. LOL. On the 3rd day (today) we finally mustered up enough motivation to unpack and get some laundry done. And I think that's when it started to feel like home again. Oh! And today is Justin's 9th birthday! Wow! I can't believe it. Tomorrow our extended family will be here to help us celebrate. Which gives us 18 hours and 21 more minutes to bask in the afterglow of our trip.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)