Kenan: Spring and Early Summer

Kenan finished his kindergarten year off with flying colors.  He ended up scoring above average in all areas he tested in and I could see dramatic growth from the beginning of the year to the end.  He is already excited about first grade because he gets a locker.  This spring Kenan played baseball for the first time and had fun.  I think he enjoyed it much better than soccer and it helped that Nick didn't coach.  I think as he gets more mature Nick will be able to coach his team again, but for right now we shall continue to see how he does.  I think he liked baseball better because it is less agressive.  His team was about average and won about as many as they lost.  Kenan was definitely not the best on the team, but luckily not the worst either.  I was surprised with what he could do since we really haven't worked with him a lot yet.  He even got the game ball after he hit the winning run one time.  He was so excited about that.  Baseball ended at the beginning of June just in time to start tennis lessons at North.  I played tennis and think it is a great lifetime sport to know and plan on teaching all of the kids.  The midwest tennis association has started a youth tennis program here that is a really good deal and we decided to enroll Kenan in it.  I think he enjoyed this as well and looks forward to next summer where he will be in the older kids class.

As summer has arrived in full force, we have spent a good deal of time swimming.  My mom has a pool that we enjoy and we also visit places like the Lincoln-Rochelle pool, the splash park, friends houses, etc.  Kenan is becoming a proficient swimmer for not having actual lessons and I see him progressing every day.  He loves the water and could swim for hours.  We went to a picnic at New Beginnings for ECLC and he dove off of the diving board for the first time as well as went off of the high dive.  We are working on the front crawl, the breast stroke, and the back stroke.  I haven't gotten to the butterfly, and since I hate that stroke it may be awhile before we do.

Kids dash at the Scott/Oakhill family fun run. He is trying to catch up in the back there.

Up to bat

Getting his trophy

Field day/as head room parent I had to wash all of the tye dye shirts for the class

It was a fun day for him because it was his birthday also.

Hitting with the coach

Look at that air

His first time and look at the height of that board

Working on his backstroke