Summer Activities

We signed TJ up for the YMCA Little Dribbler program this summer- once a week basketball skills class, no games yet (I'm okay with that!).

Practicing his defensive moves.

Dribbling right handed then left handed.

And shooting the ball! Of course on his next turn (when I wasn't filming), he made a basket- without help from the coach. This goal is quite a bit higher than ours at home, so it took a little getting used to. At his second practice he made 2 in a row- some of the kids never get anywhere close, so we were pretty proud of him.

And I have noticed that he is a really great listener and follows directions like a pro (in class, not so much at home). He is always paying attention and doing exactly what he's told to do (really wish we could get some of that at home). But, it should serve him well in kinder! You can tell he really looks up to his coach too.

I must say- watching a basketball class full of 3-5yr old kids can be quite amusing at times, but they are all so cute and really great sports- I have yet to see anybody get angry or upset (short of a booboo or two)- they are just happy to be playing and learning.

As for Alli, she has been asking to take art classes for quite some time, so I looked for classes at a local kid's art studio and the only thing they had for her age group was a cooking class. I was told it would be half cooking/half art. She thought that sounded super cool, so we signed her up. Turns out they never have time for art by the time they are done cooking, so I feel really bad that she still hasn't been able to take art classes. But, she loves the cooking class, so no loss. And she'll get to go to open art with the credit we get when she misses a class while she's at grandma's house so she'll be happy about that.

Cutting potatoes to make french fries (with a plastic knife- I didn't think that was possible, but it actually worked quite well).

The first week they made french fries, baked fish with vegetables, and a smoothie. The second week they made pizza and brownies- the kids picked that menu! She has eaten everything she has made so far with the exception of some zucchini.

They even help clean the dishes- not bad!