Today was one of those days kids love—and apart from having to shovel the driveway, it was pretty fun for us adults too. We woke to a winter wonderland with a good dump of snow overnight; the sun came out; and it wasn’t too cold, just a few degrees below freezing. Finally, perfect tobogganing weather! [...]
Jim and Daegan earned their first karate belts tonight: yellow-stripe. To say the younger was pleased and proud of himself would be quite the understatement. Here they are in a pic with their instructor.
This afternoon the boys and I took advantage of this sunny fall holiday (it is Canadian Thanksgiving today), and went for a long nature walk at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. This gave Jim a quiet house in which to get some recording work done—and I am choosing to be grateful that he has so much [...]
This morning Jim and the boys headed to their weekly Wildwood Running Club, for kids ages 6-12 and their parents. Daegan did this program a couple years ago as well—and the boys are having such fun with it. When I returned from a quick grocery shop, the club was heading back from an activity where [...]
We took the boys bowling on the weekend, for the first time ever. We were joined by a few of their friends. We played 5-pin, a Canadian invention, as the ball is far lighter and easier for small hands. I’m glad we did too—some of Gareth’s rolls barely made it down the lane as it [...]
In addition to the drama performance yesterday, Daegan and Jim had their final karate class of the term. This was the first time either had taken karate, so they signed up for a very introductory parent-and-kid class at a local recreation centre. The class began with stretches and warm-ups, and then they walked through the [...]
The boys had their final “Fit ‘n’ Fun” class on Saturday, and parents were invited to join in. They shared a number of different activities they did during the term, where each class had a different theme. On mind-body day they did a lot of yoga; on balance day they played different games and used [...]
My boys have been taking Sportball for a couple years now, and it has proven to be one of their favourite programs. Sportball is a non-competitive introduction to various sports: soccer, hockey, football, baseball, basketball, tennis, golf and volleyball. The classes are run by wonderful and dedicated coaches, who strive to keep the activities fun, [...]
This fall the boys took gymnastics classes at Southland Leisure Centre, through the City of Calgary Parks and Recreation. Their final class was yesterday. Daegan’s class was called “Tumble, Twist and Turn”, and Gareth’s “Jumping Jacks and Jills”, but as the classes were in the same space at the same time, there was lots of [...]
On Saturday after the theatre presentation, the boys and I headed to the local school yard to play. They have such a neat set-up there, with a full-size Stonehenge replica: A fabulous play structure, with swings and slides, climbers and merry-go-rounds, and a bajillion other ways for kids to expend some energy: And huge open [...]