summer activities...

we decided to sign max up for a few summer activities through park and rec.

since our child loves the water and has no fear...swim lessons were a must.

he was so excited to go on the first day and didn't even care that it was chilly enough for a sweatshirt!

luckily the sun broke through the clouds and it turned out to be a beautiful afternoon.

he will do two different two week preschool classes.

we are going to look into doing them year round at a local high school pool since he loves being in the water so much.  it would make me much less anxious around the water if he knew what he was doing!

we also signed him up for "baseball camp."

he's not old enough for t-ball, so this was our only option.

it's once a week for four weeks.

just enough to have some fun, play with other kids, and learn a few new skills.

we were a few minutes early so he got to play catch with one of the coaches.

there were about 12 4-5 year old boys out there.  it was HILARIOUS.

they ranged from kids who knew what they were doing to ones who had no idea.

one boy did a pitchers wind up every time he threw the ball.  another kid started shouting, "throw it to me!!!" over and over the second the ball left his hand and was thrown to someone else.

they practiced running the bases.

max did a good job of telling the coach when he needed to take a little break to catch his breath.

at the end, he told the coach, "i'm all done running."  the coach asked if he was tired.  he answered, "no, i'm not tired but we are just running around in circles."  

they also worked on how to field a grounder...

pick it up and throw it back to the coach.

max's group ended with hitting off of a tee.

it's been fun watching him interact with others in a group setting, learn new things, and develop some independence to try these classes.  we are so proud of you buddy!!