Since last I posted...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 08:00AM ...the boys finished up their last swim lessons for this session. They all enjoyed them greatly and would love to continue. We'll try to sign them up again for the last session of the summer...
...I started doing Zumba dvds here at home. So far, I'm loving them and am happy to have found an alternative cardio workout rather than my elliptical (which bores me). Anyone have any great recommendations on Zumba shoes? I picked up some Nike Shox Ballo shoes (designed for athletic support but with a dance sole so the tread doesn't inhibit easy turning and such) but am not completely happy with them...they're just rubbing my left foot weird in one spot.
...we celebrated Asher's 8th birthday (which isn't actually until Thursday) with a little party here at home. He invited a handful of friends. It's the first time (in his memory) that he's had a party not combined with Micah's (Micah's birthday is at the end of July) and he was so happy. The theme was, of course, Legos. We started out by giving each boy a little bag of "Lego" candy and had the boys build the tallest towers they could:
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Then we blindfolded them all and had them try again:
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(It was pretty entertaining to watch, lol.) We then let them eat a few pieces of the candy, did the cake and ice cream thing and then pulled out the goodie bags Asher had picked for each person...one of the elusive Lego minifigures for each boy and little baggies of random Lego pieces (all the baggies were identical). We set them all to creating something cool...wanting to see what they'd come up with using the same pieces. They didn't disappoint and were delighted. Here's one of the three little vehicles Asher came up with using the contents of his baggie:
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Gift opening and playing with Legos carried us through the rest of the party and I'm sure everyone could have continued playing for hours. It really was such a nice group of boys!
...Asher and Micah went to their weekly karate class, and we signed them up for the coming month. They're loving it!
...we watched a number of World Cup soccer games...so intense at times! Micah's taken to yelling "pooper bears!!" when upset and we heard that a number of times in particular during the US v. Ghana game and the Paraguay v. Japan game. ;)
...my layouts went up over on the Good Grief Blog and...
...I started getting overwhelmed with how much of the summer is already gone, lol! How's your summer going? Are you watching the World Cup also?
Reader Comments (4)
What? No girls at the party?
If your looking for a pair of shoes for zumba don't waste your time on an expensive specialty pair of shoes like the Z1 or the Zune. You'll do fine with a solid pair of cross trainers. This page on zumba shoes has lots of advice for picking out a pair of cross trainers for zumba.
Hi Amanda! So enjoy your posts when I have time to read as I have a Lego obsessed 10 year old at my house. And, I love Zumba too!
You were looking for ideas on shoes: check out this website and search dance sneakers. There's a wide range of styles and prices. I chose these and have been very happy with them. Didn't even pay shipping!!!!!
http://www.discountdance.com/frame_set.php3?mf=/dancewear/shoes/page1
Hope that helps you out! Zumba rocks! I take a class at my local gym. Unfortunately, haven't been there for the last month due to summer and kids being home with crazy activity schedules. Hope to get going again soon. I'm so missing it!!!! Have a great week! Happy 4th of July too!
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