A CLOSE FAMILY: Swim Lessons and Soccer

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Swim Lessons and Soccer

Emma and Reese absolutely LOVE swimming lessons!! We did them this year in March. I have loved where we do private lessons because the instructor is so wonderful with the kids and knows how to push them just enough. But we are so far away so I think I may look into somewhere closer this next time we do them. It is now July and they ask me every week when they get to do swim lessons again. I am sad I can't post any of their videos. There is one video in particular that is my favorite. Reese would sometimes refuse to go potty before lessons so Reese would get out of the pool to go on the diving board and would hold her crouch the whole time up there as her little legs would carry run quickly to avoid peeing in her swim suit :). It was so funny!

Emma and Reese got to play soccer on the SAME team this year! I asked Emma if she wanted to play and she said no. But when Reese said she wanted to play Emma perked up and said, "then I want to play!" It was fun having them play together (and made it easier on our schedule for sure :)). Emma got the hang of it this year and started going after the ball and kicking more. She even scored one goal! Reese was such a trooper and loved doing it. She was absolutely adorable- had NO idea what she was doing but kept smiling at us as she ran past. There was always a clump of girls surrounding the ball all over the field and then Reese trailing behind about 20 feet wherever they went. it was so much fun to watch. Neither girl every cried or whined even though they would get kicked and pushed around some. They were great sports!

Nora and Daddy at soccer practice. So cute!

We got a whole lot of rain this season! And it was pretty cold. Daddy put up a tent for us on the really rainy days so we could stay warm and cozy :). Emma and Reese were troopers in the cold weather. I think I complained more than them. They just went out when they were supposed to and kept on going!