It didn't used to be like this... but I am embracing our new reality with kids growing up and doing extra stuff (that we don't make them do). I am happy they are busy with things that they enjoy after school and don't just sit around playing computer games.
Spring is a very busy sports season for us. This year Mark signed up for our local recreational soccer league so on top of his tennis practices three times a week he added another hour of soccer, plus Saturday matches. He had to skip a few matches because he either had tennis tournaments to play at the same time or soccer matches were scheduled on a Sunday.
North Carolina in May and June can be brutally hot:) Yeah, it looks kind of funny, but it works. At least Mark has been trained well to play hard in the heat.
I drive to the Cary Tennis Park multiple times a week and in the summer months sometimes twice in one day. Mark knows this place very well and feels so comfortable here. I think it's a wonderful facility! But I wish it were just a little closer (right now it's a 17-20 min drive). The good thing is that his practices are 1.5 hours long so I can sometimes drop him off, go home for an hour and spend some time with the rest of the family before Robert or I pick him up in the evening. He does group practices twice a week and a private or small group lesson once a week. We switch it up from time to time and know that as he gets older and wants to get better, he'll need to spend more hours on the court. Today, for example, Mark rented a ball machine (it comes free as well as the court for those who are in the Academy) and spent an hour in the morning practicing some shots. It's a great way to practice lobs as no one can be as consistent at lobs as a machine:)) My role as a "ball girl" is essential-haha.
And here is rowing! Alex decided he 100% wants to do rowing this next school year (we gave him a choice as it's not cheap and we didn't want to hear complaining). He says he really enjoys being part of the team and competing, so we are giving him a green light for another year of rowing on the Middle School Team. Katya is going to be the most experience designated coxswain on the team, so she is excited about that and hoping to make it work somehow with her theater endeavors in Raleigh. The only downside is that she doesn't really get any athletic benefit from being a coxswain, but she loves it (and it's free), so she'll keep going for now. Rowing season ended at the end of May and will restart right after Labor Day.
Spring is a very busy sports season for us. This year Mark signed up for our local recreational soccer league so on top of his tennis practices three times a week he added another hour of soccer, plus Saturday matches. He had to skip a few matches because he either had tennis tournaments to play at the same time or soccer matches were scheduled on a Sunday.
North Carolina in May and June can be brutally hot:) Yeah, it looks kind of funny, but it works. At least Mark has been trained well to play hard in the heat.
Somehow we didn't get any pictures of Mark playing soccer!! But so you know, he scored in many games and in one game got his PB of a Hat Trick:))
I drive to the Cary Tennis Park multiple times a week and in the summer months sometimes twice in one day. Mark knows this place very well and feels so comfortable here. I think it's a wonderful facility! But I wish it were just a little closer (right now it's a 17-20 min drive). The good thing is that his practices are 1.5 hours long so I can sometimes drop him off, go home for an hour and spend some time with the rest of the family before Robert or I pick him up in the evening. He does group practices twice a week and a private or small group lesson once a week. We switch it up from time to time and know that as he gets older and wants to get better, he'll need to spend more hours on the court. Today, for example, Mark rented a ball machine (it comes free as well as the court for those who are in the Academy) and spent an hour in the morning practicing some shots. It's a great way to practice lobs as no one can be as consistent at lobs as a machine:)) My role as a "ball girl" is essential-haha.
And here is rowing! Alex decided he 100% wants to do rowing this next school year (we gave him a choice as it's not cheap and we didn't want to hear complaining). He says he really enjoys being part of the team and competing, so we are giving him a green light for another year of rowing on the Middle School Team. Katya is going to be the most experience designated coxswain on the team, so she is excited about that and hoping to make it work somehow with her theater endeavors in Raleigh. The only downside is that she doesn't really get any athletic benefit from being a coxswain, but she loves it (and it's free), so she'll keep going for now. Rowing season ended at the end of May and will restart right after Labor Day.
As of right now we are loving summer and fewer commitments. Looking forward to watching our kids practice, compete, win or lose and do it all over again.
Lyana.
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