Swimming, Racquetball, etc.

Day 2! I took Jack to swimming today. I think this was the day when he really turned a corner. Like, I think he's always been into it, right from the first lesson at SUNY Purchase when we went straight from a dentist appointment where he had a tooth pulled and a cavity filled. Then, he hopped into the water like it was nothing, as he did today.

But I also saw him
-Waving back to me as he ran to jump into the pool
-Saying, Me! Me! when the instructor asked for volunteers to do a backstroke
-Easily swimming under the rope separating lanes to get his kickboard, then swimming back
-Getting into a splashing war with the instructor, laughing
-Dutifully turning his head from side to side as he swam, like it was really important to him to get it down exactly right
-Executing a perfect dive (albeit from a sitting position) into the water, with his hands above his head in a V as he tipped forward off the edge of the pool

The lesson ended, he came out of the water all doubled over and with blue lips, as usual, and I wrapped him in a towel and whisked him away.

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I told the kids we'd order pizza tonight. "Yay! Yay!" Kate chimed in: "And garlic twists?" No, Kate, we're ordering from Frank's, they serve garlic balls. Kate: "Oh - I know! We can get garlic balls. OK, Daddy?" OK, Kate.

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I mentioned at dinner I was playing racquetball tomorrow with Sophia's Daddy (Sophia is a girl in Jack's class). I forgot that I hadn't ever discussed the sport with them, seeing as I haven't played it in about 15 years.

Jack: "What. In the world. Is racquetball?" I said, well, it's like Tennis, but it's played in a court...
Jack: "What in the world is a court?"