Mal enjoys tae kwon do and really is coming into his own. I think the lessons and the instructor have been great for him, and for me. I get to see him doing hard things and coming through them. Even though I worry about *his* fear and/or failure level, his instructor has been confident about his ability and has been insistent that I let him just do it. He was so excited when he got his yellow belt this spring.
The Vacation Bible School we attended this week is, hands down, our favorite. This was our fourth year attending. Merrick has been able to attend, I think, three of those years. They have classes for two year olds to adults. The adults involved are amazing with all the kids and I appreciate what they do every evening, some of them after working all day, to give the kids a good time and point them to Jesus. Their love shines through their faces and I just love and appreciate them all so much, words can never say.
Last year, the boys all took gymnastics for an hour on each of five Saturdays. This year, it was an intensive camp. Mal decided not to enroll, though mid-week he kind of regretted that. I think it was all for the best though. It was very directed with no time to "do your own thing" which is what he wanted to do. Merrick and Xav had a great time and really it was the first time I left them anywhere before. Xav went to archery without me, but other homeschool co-op moms were there. They've been left with my friends before for babysitting. I'm almost always around at co-op. It was weird leaving them, but I enjoyed the time with Malachi and I think he did, too. What I didn't know was that the instructor had sent out an email to the parents telling them flat out to drop the kids off and leave, but it went out before the boys were enrolled, so I never received it. I stayed in the school vestibule the first couple of days because I didn't know I wasn't supposed to be there! Oops! It was controlled chaos, but the instructors and the helpers were great!
When I drove Xav to his speech assessment, I left the other two boys with my friend Trisha. They were more than happy to play with her big bucket of trains. Xav's assessment was supposed to be two hours, but it was closer to four. Micah met us there. It was the usual assessment you might imagine and I'd already been through a lot of the same thing with Merrick's assessment a couple of months ago. I have a mini rant about insurance and speech therapy, but I won't go there!
Throw in a couple playgrounds, a Backpack Theater presentation of Sleeping Beauty and Where the Wild Things Are, Lego at the library, and construction watching and that's about it for our week. Today is Saturday and I am so glad that busyness is over! Although, tomorrow we will be out and about a bit... LOL We're slow learners. And though I promised Xav we wouldn't have any school this week, you'd be surprised just how much math and vocabulary got slipped in there in the car rides all over God's very Green Mountain State.
I hope you're able to enjoy a wonderful summer!
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