Monday, May 4, 2009
Ballet v. Gymnastics v. Soccer
Mary Grace and I had a conversation this afternoon about the activities in which she may want to participate this summer and fall. Right now, she's in ballet but I don't think she's enjoying it so much. Stephen and I thought we may let her try gymnastics over the summer then soccer in the fall. I asked her what she thought about ballet. She said that she doesn't really like it because "you have to get stickers and do stuff and that's a lot of hard work." I hate to tell her that compared with ballet, gymnastics is going to see like a WHOLE lot of work! But she's asked to try "bymnastics" so I guess that's what we'll do over the summer. Then she can play soccer in the fall.
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We, too, are facing a similar dilemma. Olivia actually wants to stay in ballet (I wish MG had been at Cumberland this year!!) but she also wants to take piano! Mommy and Daddy are trying to determine what the family budget can handle and what a kindergartener can handle in her first year of big-kids school! I'm afraid this will be the on-going struggle for the next decade or so. Let's pray that the Lord will help us help our children to find their niche so that he can hone their gifts and abilities, pray that the Lord will help us be good stewards of our children's time and energy, pray that the Lord will provide fun, non-stressful extracurricular experiences for them where they'll be surrounded by positive adults, kids & experiences, and pray that the Lord will help us be good stewards of our money as it is involved in all of these decisions.
ReplyDeleteWe hope MG has fun at bymnastics. You'll have to tell us all about that. Soccer--of course, soccer! She is Tara Kinney's daughter! :) Hope y'all have a fun weekend away! Blessings!