Wear 'Em Out Wednesdays

Cruisin' on his scooter

Wednesdays have become our busiest day of the week with our new school year and new routine. Bode has school, Keegen has a tumbling class at the Y and they both have soccer in the evening. They are good and tired by the end of the day (well before the end of the day!). Bode is doing great in school--dealing well with being dropped off and seems to jump right in and participate. Keegen and i get our time together at the tumbling class. And soccer is just a hoot. Truly. And it's late enough that sometimes Doug can drop by (since it's close to his office) and watch, too, which is always a treat.

He's so fast you can barely see him!

Today was a fun school day for Bode since they got to go on a field trip. To Safeway of all places! The school is in a strip mall right next to Safeway so they all walked on over using the tried-and-true buddy system. They got a tour of all the departments, being allowed into the inner workings of the place. Produce and floral, meats and deli, bakery and all the coolers, freezers, compactors and truck-loading areas. They got goodies along the way from every department and were given a special treat from Starbucks

The next Starbucks Generation

and an apple and Odwalla smoothie on the way out (i was surprised by that one!). Keegen was allowed to tag along and fit right in--well--pushed himself right in! He's so ready to be a big boy and go to school it just makes me laugh. After the field trip we headed back to class where they had circle/story time (and Keegen found a spot for himself right next to the teacher). I was happy to see Bode interact so well with his classmates and teachers, volunteering answers and seemed to be so comfortable.

Dribbling skills

They both love soccer. Bode's class is first and Keegen just about dies from lack of patience waiting and watching for his class (and asking repeatedly if it's time for his class). They have a great coach and it's lots of fun games to build soccer and social skills. This was the first class where i've seen Bode just jump right in and have a blast. None of this "I'm scared!" crap! He was the first to yell out answers and was full of confidence ("I'm really good at this" when asked to be goalie). I was happy to see it, although now that he's coming out of his shell and actually speaking in a group setting we might have to talk to him about boasting and yelling and talking over his coach; etc. But i'll take it! He was asking before we even left at the end of the classes when he could come back. Money and time well spent!

"Good job, Soccer Buddies!" cheer