Right now Erik is attending summer school five days a week and then in the afternoons until mid July both boys are taking swim lessons 3x a week. Elliot has a class every morning Monday thru Wednesday and then Thursday and Friday are our playdates do whatever we want days. Although its nice to be busy, I like the boys to have a few more off days than what they have right now. If anything I like them to have their afternoons free so they can just play.
Everything is going really well with summer school. I was a tad nervous because Erik is in the same school, different classroom, different teacher and different students. I really wasn't sure how he was going to adjust. Last night be told me he didn't want to go to school anymore because he misses me too much. Well this morning, he had his backpack on by 8 am and was begging to go to school, then when I picked him up he was wet and covered in black paint. My guess is that he is LOVING summer school.
For Elliot, the only class that officially started was gymnastics on Monday, but next week will be our full week with storytime and music class. He is loving gymnastics. He got crazy wild eyes when he was playing on all the equipment. I am impressed with everything that he tries and wished the class had a bit more structure for him. He is loving the equipment and gaining more and more confidence every day. I think he is ready for the next class, but I'll wait a month or two before I ask for him to move up early.
Swim lessons a whole different story. It was a rough start for Elliot, but Erik jumped right into it. Erik was swimming, breathing, going underwater and just having a great time with it. Then last Friday when everyone was there he decided he didn't like it anymore and stopped listening to the teacher. Then on Monday the same story, but we got him participating again by the end of the session. I am a bit frustrated and hoping he stops acting up soon. This is just our ongoing saga of turning 4 years old over here.
When I signed up Elliot for swim lessons I thought he would do awesome and try immediately. Then on the first day he started freaking out half way through and wouldn't stop crying and did it the next lesson. He suddenly afraid of the pool. The following weekend I took him to the pool myself and tried to make him more comfortable. By the end of our time he was doing everything he would do in school. Since then he hasn't cried for any of his lessons and is doing fantastic. As of yesterday he was even floating on his back. I am so proud of him and wouldn't be surprised if he was swimming by the end of the summer.
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