CW (and B10) have been watching the Olympics every night. It's interesting, because this is very clearly the first Olympics they can remember. (B10 was only 4 during the Greece Olympics and wasn't even a year old when they were in Sydney. And CW is 2 years younger!) B10 (not unexpectedly) prefers to watch the competitions that involve individuals. Even the swimming, which he loves, gets "boring" when it's a relay race.
CW, on the other hand, has been fascinated by watching plenty of the team sports. Beach volleyball and the relay swimming races are his favorite. Last night, I turned on the TV and he curled up beside me to watch the entire women's marathon.
Seriously, the six year old watched the entire 2 1/2 hours worth of running - and he was asking questions the whole time. I found it amusing when we had a very brief discussion about how runners and swimmers have to practice every day, because the difference in a winner and a loser is how hard you train.
Then, before 7 am, this happened beside my bed:
Notice the shoes in his hands. Oh yes, I got out of bed and sat on the driveway in my pajamas and watched my son do stretching exercises and run up and down the street.
Because I am NOT going to be the reason he doesn't make the 2020 or 2024 Olympics!
~Lone Butterfly )i(
3 comments:
This is GREAT!!!! I can't wait until he's in the Olympics.
Oh how sweet! I hope he stays motivated and focused to achieve his dream!!! :)
AND... I'm ready for us to start walking again... let me know when you're up for it!!! I've missed you!
Cool beans. I've done the Disney 1/2 marathon 5 times and loved it. There's lots of little events around here that he can do for practice..
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