Ashlyn had her first swim inter-school swim meet on Tuesday this week (the kids were selected based on their swim times in their school lessons). I think she was more nervous about taking the bus to St. Constantine’s than she was about the swimming part. She did amazingly well and had a smile on her face the whole time. Ash did breaststroke, freestyle, backstroke, freestyle relay, and mixed medley relay (she did backstroke in the medley). ISMAC (ISM Arusha Campus) won the overall competition and the U8 team got first place (ISMAC got first in all the age categories!). It was a chilly day and I had to put her to bed with a hot water bottle because she was still chilled. The downside of outdoor pools during the rainy season.
Then on Wednesday we had our first chicks hatch. Anderson convinced us that we shouldn’t eat a few of the eggs and we should leave them to grow into babies. They are so cute. Fingers crossed that they are hens and not roosters.
Friday was super busy – piano group lesson, friend birthday party, swim lessons, and Umoja piano recital. Tierney’s piano teacher asked her on Wednesday if she wanted to do the Friday performance. She didn’t have to perform because she had already fulfilled her performance requirement earlier in the term, but she readily agreed and then had to choose her songs and practice them before Friday. It was a tight schedule because her swim lesson ended at 5 and the recital started at 5:15, but she was quick out of the pool and ready to perform with wet hair. Proud of her for doing something that she didn’t have to do. She played Au Clair de la Lune and Camptown Races
Tierney's Umoja Piano Recital - May 16, 2014 from Lisa Coyle on Vimeo.
Definitely a proud mama week.
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