3 more months till Christmas Season.
Ok, seriously, time is chugga-luggin' away on us. What have we been doing? Working! At least, Ben has been. Flying, maintenance, paperwork (he loves that part, in particular). And he's been a gem of a husband at home, helping when the extra is needed (which, when you are hauling water, happens more than you can imagine).
One of the highlights of May was: Swimming lessons. Every afternoon for two weeks. It was cool. Ty turned out to be a quick learner and pretty good little swimmer. Ellie turned out to be a bit more distracted(Mom: Ellie, remember to use your arms. Ellie: mom, you have soft hair...) but she did learn how to come up for air, and using this strange caterpillar style moving, she can wriggle her way to where she wants to go.
Even Zack joined in the fun, swimming in his ring everyday.
On the last day of class, the kids had to swim across the pool. Ty did it all by himself. Ellie did it too, sort of, and not by herself. And then, we were informed, would follow the certificate ceremony.
This closing ceremony included a Thanksgiving Mass to celebrate the swim team's first place victory at a recent competition. The priest came, set up a table, the whole bit.
It was a cultural experience.
45 minutes later, the kids sitting on the poolside, gazing longingly into the water, they then had a swimming expo. THEN, the gave out the certificates of completion.
And then we ate food.
The whole shebang took over 3 hours.
All because we completed a 2 week course to swim.
On the last day of class, the kids had to swim across the pool. Ty did it all by himself. Ellie did it too, sort of, and not by herself. And then, we were informed, would follow the certificate ceremony.This closing ceremony included a Thanksgiving Mass to celebrate the swim team's first place victory at a recent competition. The priest came, set up a table, the whole bit.
It was a cultural experience.
45 minutes later, the kids sitting on the poolside, gazing longingly into the water, they then had a swimming expo. THEN, the gave out the certificates of completion.
And then we ate food.
The whole shebang took over 3 hours.
All because we completed a 2 week course to swim.
2 comments:
Wow, a three hour ceremony-yikes! Swimming is an awesome sport, but the pomp and circumstance can take forever! Your story reminds me of a slogan I saw on a T-shirt at a swim meet, "If I only have one day left to live, let me go to a swim meet, because they last forever!!"
Miss you guys! So great to read your little updates via blogging! :)
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