Eel to Sting Ray - Happy Graduation

We love the swim lessons at our YMCA! Our "tornado" here was enrolled in the pike class but after the first day I knew he was in the wrong class. He is NOT afraid of the water. He wasn't afraid to stick his head under the water and his arms and legs were going crazy. We moved him into the eel class and it was a perfect fit for him. He didn't pass the class after the two weeks and I registered him for another class. It's great that they have instructors that really assess their abilities rather than just passing them on. I was pleased that his swim instructor made that call. I really like the way they make the classes so much fun and they keep the class size small.

He had a new instructor and this time it was guy so he was really trying to impress him. He graduated with flying colors! Now he can move on to become a sting ray. He's super excited.

I feel so much better now when he is in the pool. Now I just have to figure out what to do with our baby girl. She doesn't have any fear either. Summer is coming to a close so I may wait but they are coming for sure.

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Iron Chef - Here He Comes!

My son has spent the week at our community center taking a mini gourmet cooking class. The kids love it! As you can see here, he came home with a first place ribbon for his "Three Chocolate Cookies." He has recipes for Chicken Empanadas, Peanut Butter and Banana Stuffed French Toast, and Hurry Up Chicken Pot Pie.

Of course bringing home the blue wasn't good enough, the little people here had to judge for themselves!

And we have a thumbs up from little brother...

And two more thumbs up from little sister...

ok so she couldn't exactly get the thumbs right but clearly you can see her efforts.

This is his second summer for this class. He enjoys cooking and this is a great way to get more recipes. Another added bonus is when he goes away to college I'm comfortable knowing that he will be eating. Some day will he impress a special young lady with his culinary skills. Even further off into the future when he becomes a father he will make his children very happy with his "Three Chocolate Cookies" recipe. *Sigh* makes me all warm and fuzzy just thinking about it. :)

Special thanks to our community center for offering such great opportunities to our children to learn life skills.

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