Summer is so much more stressful than it should be! There are so many kid things during the day that it makes it hard to keep up!
For me it all has to do with swimming right now. My kids are in a lot of swimming related activities. All 3 are in the local summer swim league which has morning practices all through the month of June among other things. We have been doing this for years. I am fortunate that my mother in law has been able to help. What’s stressful about that right now is that she is out of town. We are making it work though. My father in law is taking my daughter, and my boys are riding their bikes. Well, my middle kid is. My oldest and I are struggling with him going because he is also doing strength & conditioning for water polo.
Yes, I will be a water polo mom this fall. My kid made the high school team. Granted, he has never played water polo, but he is huge and can swim so I am guessing it’s worth a shot to teach him how to play. He’s two days in and liking the intense workout schedule so far. I am really proud of him for trying it out.
I ended up ordering him a couple more pairs of jammers (those longer but tight swim bottoms) since he is in the pool so much. I also ordered him a water polo ball so he can do some practice work at home. We do not have a pool, but I got some suggestions from friends on exercises he can do with the ball at home.
I also ordered him a new bag to take to his summer training. It’s a mesh bag with real backpack straps and large enough to fit his slides. He was happy to see it. I have also been having him bring two PB&Js to eat when he gets done. The kid loves to eat! He didn’t have a good bag to carry it all so this works much better for him than the string bag he was carrying. I have bought the kids mesh swim bags in the past, but they were cheap looking. The one I bought for this summer is much nicer looking.
I am excited to see how all of this goes, but right now I just need to survive my week!!