YMCA Class

Jay and I recently cancelled our gym memberships and signed up for a family membership at the YMCA. There were lots of good reasons behind this, but the number one reason we decided to join was so that all four of us could exercise. Jonathan and Faith have attended 3 weeks of their first class, "Preschool All-Around."


The first class, they played soccer. Jonathan loved every sweaty second of it, and Faith threw a major fit and mostly refused to participate because she believes soccer is a "thing boys like, not girls."


The second week, they did an obstacle course and both kids adored that.


And then the third week I finally remembered to bring my camera on hockey day.






 I had to search for exercise shorts that were long enough for Faith, and I found these really cute ones at Target. I had to buy them both the complete outfits once I found them because we plan on doing a lot of biking this summer, and because I am so completely amazed by how cute they look in athletic clothes!


Partway through the class, Faith ran over and grabbed her pink puppy so he could play with her. This coming week they are going to play basketball and I don't think that is going to go over well with Faith. I hope I am wrong.

After they practiced their skill drills, they played a match and Jonathan scored both goals for his team. He loves this class and really exercises hard.


The next class we will sign up for are swimming lessons.

A Glimpse At What Faith Would Look Like With Curly Hair

Faith Has Found Her Athletic Niche

And that niche is rock climbing!


She loves this so, so much, and has shown more focus and agility at climbing these walls than any land-based activity.


We recently had Faith evaluated by the Children's Development Unit just to ease our concerns about her extreme clumsiness. Her blood work and EEG were all normal, and for that we are so, so thankful. Our little girl is still rather accident-prone (in fact she ran into a display and cut her scalp on the way to the rock wall), but once she is in her harness there is no stopping her!


This wall is 24 feet high!


On our last visit (this is the Sports Works area of the Carnegie Science Center), she climbed the other side of the wall in her rain boots!


Rappelling!


(On her way down.)

What a brave little girl! I am so proud of her courage, and a little in awe of her natural ability. I climbed trees as a kid, but wow! She amazes me.

Mama's Super Heros

After I picked the kids up from school, we went on a mission. A mission to FINALLY take some pictures of them in their Super Hero costumes I made for them for their buddy Toby's party in January. The weather was extremely windy but not too cold, and I thought it might be a good afternoon to have some capes flying in the wind! I have posted way too many photos to add captions, but I will tell you that the first few photos are with the Mr. Roger's statue, and that all photos were taken on Pittsburgh's North Shore.