the boys started back this past monday.
i'm not sure who was more ready - the boys or their parents.
i say this not because the boys were difficult to deal with.
they weren't at all. it's just 10 weeks is a really long time.
like many working parents, we'd prefer them to be in year round school,
with multiple shorter breaks throughout the year. it would be easier and
more affordable this way. my guess is many stay at home parents would
prefer this too.
so this is how the gerber boys spent their summer 2017:
for the first 5 weeks, junior lifeguards kept them active and got them in
great shape. they spent their days swimming, running, paddling, surfing,
doing pushups and sit-ups the correct way. when someone cheats, the
entire group had to start over. geez - those instructors don't mess around!
the session ended with the junior guards jumping off the ocean beach pier.
{this deserves it's own separate post which i'll try to get to later}.
the boys love it - it's their favorite part of the entire program!
the week following junior lifeguards, c put the boys in three weeks of tennis camp.
actually, finn just did 2 weeks of tennis as he opted for a science camp the third week.
the last 2 weeks of summer was filled with play dates and sleepovers. we had my friend
aspen's 2 sons with us for 3 nights as she got away to catalina island with her guy.
the boys are close in ages to finn and scout and they get along beautifully.
i have to give a proper shout out to c because he did the lion's share of the
shuttling and childcare this summer. yes, he has the job that has the flexibility and
allows him to do this, but frankly, i wouldn't trade places with him during the summer
months because he was on the road ALOT! with all those additional parents, nannies
and tourists, san diego streets and freeways are even more clogged than usual during the
summer months, and it's no fun at all! i'm not blaming tourists..even all those zonies.
i'd come here to escape 115+ degree desert temperatures too. i actually did this every
weekend the summer of 1996 when c was living and interning in san diego just for the
summer and i was still in tucson. i drove 10 hours roundtrip every weekend to see c.
{this was the summer we fell in love with san diego and decided we would find a way
to move there after tucson}. the boys have been in school for almost a week now and
are off to a good start. scout is thrilled with his 5th grade teacher, mr. govoni.
his teacher is the father of scout's good friend who is also a student at explorer.
scout has known him for years and he even spent a long weekend camping with mr. g
and his friend this past spring, so this week has been a walk an easy transition for scout.
as a 5th grader, scout said he "rules the school" and is looking forward to getting a
'little buddy' assigned to him soon. this year, the 5th graders will be 'big buddies' to kindergartners.
scout said he can hardly believe how small they are. i didn't tell him that it seems like just
yesterday HE was that small kindergartener. *sigh*
allows him to do this, but frankly, i wouldn't trade places with him during the summer
months because he was on the road ALOT! with all those additional parents, nannies
and tourists, san diego streets and freeways are even more clogged than usual during the
summer months, and it's no fun at all! i'm not blaming tourists..even all those zonies.
i'd come here to escape 115+ degree desert temperatures too. i actually did this every
weekend the summer of 1996 when c was living and interning in san diego just for the
summer and i was still in tucson. i drove 10 hours roundtrip every weekend to see c.
{this was the summer we fell in love with san diego and decided we would find a way
to move there after tucson}. the boys have been in school for almost a week now and
are off to a good start. scout is thrilled with his 5th grade teacher, mr. govoni.
his teacher is the father of scout's good friend who is also a student at explorer.
scout has known him for years and he even spent a long weekend camping with mr. g
and his friend this past spring, so this week has been a walk an easy transition for scout.
as a 5th grader, scout said he "rules the school" and is looking forward to getting a
'little buddy' assigned to him soon. this year, the 5th graders will be 'big buddies' to kindergartners.
scout said he can hardly believe how small they are. i didn't tell him that it seems like just
yesterday HE was that small kindergartener. *sigh*
finn oliver is now an 8th grader and i can hardly believe he is in his last year of middle school.
he may look like a 6th grader, but he certainly doesn't sound like one. his voice is changing and
he seems closer to adulthood than childhood. then again, he's always been an old soul and acted
more like an adult than a child. his voice isn't the only thing that's changing. he's growing!
yep, i measured both boys on the surfboard grow chart in their bedroom last week and finn is
almost 5' tall. i find myself looking almost directly into his eyes now when we talk. this reminds
me i need to pick up a few collared shirts for him {remember he prefers collared shirts to t-shirts}.
he may look like a 6th grader, but he certainly doesn't sound like one. his voice is changing and
he seems closer to adulthood than childhood. then again, he's always been an old soul and acted
more like an adult than a child. his voice isn't the only thing that's changing. he's growing!
yep, i measured both boys on the surfboard grow chart in their bedroom last week and finn is
almost 5' tall. i find myself looking almost directly into his eyes now when we talk. this reminds
me i need to pick up a few collared shirts for him {remember he prefers collared shirts to t-shirts}.
when i inquired asked about school, he reported that he thinks 8th grade will be a great year,
but he still needs another few weeks with his teachers to 'access' them. of course he does.
i hope they meet his expectations. if they meet his, they'll meet mine.
our growing gerblets as they begin a new school year:
but he still needs another few weeks with his teachers to 'access' them. of course he does.
i hope they meet his expectations. if they meet his, they'll meet mine.
our growing gerblets as they begin a new school year:
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| 1st day of school - scout {9}+ finn {13} |
