Changes

I knew this day would come sooner or later, but not this soon. Jonah refuses to kiss me at school drop off now. It was very sudden and startling for me. What happened to that eager boy that would readily throw his arms around me and give me a smooch?! He says he is now too big for that. Thank goodness he still gives me a kiss in the privacy of our home. When will that stop?
We have started with the activities outside of school. They have joined the Science Club at school that meets every other week. The boys enjoyed making crystals and growing a crystal garden. They can't wait for the next meeting. (As a side note, Jonah is very excited about the 3rd grade camp out next month.) Today, after school we went to the Brisbane Aquatic Center for the boys to be evaluated for the competitive swim team there. They didn't quite make it. They are serious about their swimming here. Jonah has to improve his conditioning (he hasn't swum for the past 5 months) by swimming with a non-competitive prep group there for a couple months. I think the youngest on the team is 8. They practice in a 50 meter pool (Olympic size). Lucas has some work to do with his strokes and is 2 levels under Jonah. I watched the lessons and the instructors are actually in the pool in each lane helping the kids with their strokes. I think this will be very good for Lucas. It will lend to faster improvement. I was impressed. We start tomorrow.
I still need to look into some other sports teams for the boys and a triathlon training group for me. I am itching to get back on my bike, esp. seeing the multitude of riders whenever I go for a run. It will be at least another month and a half before we get our household goods though.
On a positive note, we did receive our air shipment today. It was made up of a few boxes, but even that makes a difference. The boys finally got some legos to play with, and we got some of our own linens and towels. I missed my extra pillow!
As for our little princess, Zoe, she is adjusting very well to her new routine at school. She is sitting better and participating appropriately. She is very popular at school, as she is new and the youngest. It doesn't hurt that she likes to give all the teachers a "lean-in hug" every once in a while. She is staying until 1:30 this week. She seemed very energetic Mon. and Tues., but fell asleep in the car today.
I hope you enjoy the pictures I've included. They are from our visit to the Koala sanctuary and the one of Zoe is from Underwater world. Thanks for reading.