Every summer, my goal is the same. Rest. Have fun with the boys. Stay in town. This years is no different. We are not taking music classes in Waunakee which cuts down on travel time (40 minutes each way) and we are staying around the house and finding things to do within biking and walking distance.
The boys, yes both, are taking swimming lessons. This is a huge deal, especially for the older, who is afraid of the water. He has progressed tremendously and was dunked (by me) several times without getting hysterical. Jonah is just having fun. Learning safety in the water and so proud of himself for kicking and blowing bubbles. He has never had trouble getting his face wet.
Next week, Jeremiah starts soccer practice. He really wanted to be on track so he could run, but our community sports does not offer it... so soccer was his backup plan. I am so excited to see how he deals with the team and coach aspect and running a lot in the heat. He can be a wimp sometimes. :-)
My own personal goal this summer is to ride my bike everywhere we go, while pulling the boys behind me. Serves a few purposes. One, saving gas money and two, probably the most important for me, losing weight. I went a whole week riding my bike, except for the large shopping trip and dropping off huge boxes. But everything else--swim lessons, library visits, general errands around town-- were completed using my bike. The boys are having lots of fun with this new aspect of summer transportation.
I will try to track my progress here on the blog.
Current weight: 230
Monday, June 11, 2012
Friday, June 8, 2012
My Son, my Firstborn
My child had a birthday last Saturday. He is five. The wonder of being able to hold up an entire hand of fingers and say, "I'm five, you know." He said he feels bigger and stronger and absolutely better about everything because he's five now... and it only happened a little while ago.
He is the brainy child. He is my intellectual. Watching nature all around him. Naming all the different kinds of birds, insects, trees, flowers and fish... who ever wanted to know all those? But he can tell you... and takes great delight in surprising you with his knowledge.
My boy wanted a superhero party. Last year, it was a cake picnic with four different kinds of cake. This year he wanted a strawberry cake... which turned out his favorite color: PINK. Adding blue piping around the edges and a Happy Birthday Jeremiah with multi-colored sprinkles and candles made it absolutely perfect.
He and his three friends ran all over the playground pretending to build a cake from sticks and sand and played house and chased each other. Miss Elizabeth (aka.. Mrs. Spiderman) said Jeremiah could be her husband for the day.
My boy, who looks just like his Daddy and Poppy, who was induced ten days early and caused me 36 hours of labor, four hours of pushing and attempting to come out forehead first, is now five years old.
Happy birthday, Mr. Moo.
He is the brainy child. He is my intellectual. Watching nature all around him. Naming all the different kinds of birds, insects, trees, flowers and fish... who ever wanted to know all those? But he can tell you... and takes great delight in surprising you with his knowledge.
My boy wanted a superhero party. Last year, it was a cake picnic with four different kinds of cake. This year he wanted a strawberry cake... which turned out his favorite color: PINK. Adding blue piping around the edges and a Happy Birthday Jeremiah with multi-colored sprinkles and candles made it absolutely perfect.
He and his three friends ran all over the playground pretending to build a cake from sticks and sand and played house and chased each other. Miss Elizabeth (aka.. Mrs. Spiderman) said Jeremiah could be her husband for the day.
My boy, who looks just like his Daddy and Poppy, who was induced ten days early and caused me 36 hours of labor, four hours of pushing and attempting to come out forehead first, is now five years old.
Happy birthday, Mr. Moo.
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