Just in time for our March for Babies--rainy and low 40s. Sounds like a great time to be outside! We're trying to gently let our friends off the hook, but it's kind of tricky to say, "It's OK if you don't come" without making it sound like, "We'd rather you didn't come," which isn't our intent at all! I just feel bad dragging our friends out in the cold for our cause. I suppose I should just trust that they're adults and they wouldn't do something they didn't want to do. On a positive note, Team Kenyon has already surpassed last year's fundraising efforts, closing in on $2,500, and there's still time for additional contributions to roll in. Woo hoo! And THANK YOU to everyone who has supported our efforts!While they last, we're enjoying these warm sunny days with walks to the park, backyard sports and al fresco dining.
Perhaps we're having a bit too much fun, judging from Daniel's shins:
The soccer pics above show a bit more enthusiasm than was generated for the actual Saturday morning soccer program the boys tried out this spring. It wasn't a very well run class, but all the same, Daniel could not sustain attention for more than the first 10 minutes or so, partly because he knew that just outside the gym was a delightful new-to-him playground to be explored. So, John and Ed stayed for the soccer and Daniel and I headed out to climb. No big deal--it was a low-key (low-cost) class, that I mainly signed them up for as a way to ensure some running around burning off energy time in the last weeks of winter.
Now I'm trying to decide whether to sign Edward up for summer t-ball. I suppose if nothing else, it gets us out to the park with other people twice a week, and if he decides he doesn't actually want to play ball, we can just hit the playground. There's definitely a fine line between helping your kids develop enough skill to make playing the game fun and pushing them into something they're not interested in.
