Maks had a once per week tap & ballet class. He was sold on this studio because it offered a combo class with both tap and ballet - but he has since decided that he'd like to focus solely on ballet. Apparently, "the tap shoes are too loud." We've required him to finish off at this studio until the recital this June, after which he's welcome to transfer studios/classes.
Learning to shuffle, double (triple?) time:
And a special class where friends were able to observe:
Deklan stayed busy during dance class by testing his (my) limits (patience).
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| Spiderman takes quenching his thirst into his own hands. |
We tried to take advantage of the indoor track at the dome affiliated with our fitness center whenever possible. Unfortunately, a snow storm this winter caused the dome to collapse and it won't be rebuilt until this Fall. (Which means less bike riding and no soccer this spring.)
On one of the inservice days for Maksim's school, the family outing group coordinated a fun afternoon at a nearby taekwondo club. Maksim and Deklan were both able to participate (Deklan followed directions for approximately half of the class before I escorted him back to the viewing area - not bad for such a youngster!)
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| "Yes, Sir!" |
Puzzles are always a crowd pleaser in our house. Maksim likes to up the ante by flipping the puzzles over so that they're more difficult (of course he does!).
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| Admiring Deklan's successful solo completion of his puzzle. |
The boys have also been fairly interested in yoga. Maksim's classroom even has a yoga work station in it! I tried to get into the routine of at-home yoga prior to my hip surgery, but haven't been able to do much since. However, I've introduced the boys to Cosmic Kids Yoga, which is a big hit!
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| Will someone please tell Captain America to cool it on the 5 hour energy? Some of us are trying to namaste in bed. |
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| Kira has mastered her own style Shavasana - she's awake yet COMPLETELY relaxed. |
Another favorite family pastime is swimming. Deklan is slowly progressing and is now willingly submerging his head int he water to retrieve swim rings. Maksim has always been our fish - I've checked for gills (as my dad used to do on me when I was a kid), but there aren't any to be found. He blew me away when we tested his endurance in the lap pool and he made it the entire 25 meters! A little bit of stroke development and we might have a young swim team participant on our hands in the near future!
Every now and then we'd meet up with Bryon down at Hanscom AFB for lunch or an afternoon surprise (usually when I had other errands to run down that direction or there was no school for Maksim). One evening we stopped on the way home for some mini-golf. It turned out to be black light miniature golf, and Deklan was afraid of it. Daddy and Maks golfed and then joined Deklan and me for some mini-bowling!
One of my proudest Winter accomplishments is that we only had one trip to urgent care! Two toddlers and not a single case of strep, the flu, or even a cold. A tiny ear infection for Maksim after Holiday traveling and that was it! Such a welcome change in comparison to the previous year!
Onward to Spring!
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