En Garde!

Daniel has never really been into traditional sports.  He is the kind of kid who would much rather stay inside and read or work on models.  I don't really mind that, but as a mother I feel like I should encourage him to be involved in some kind of physical activity.  Which is one of the big reasons I make Daniel and Nathan walk to school every day.  (Well, that and the fact that I like that I don't have to be dressed by the time they leave for school.)  So when Daniel brought home a flier for fencing and told me he wanted to try it, I was more than happy to sign him up.  It was kind of a crash course in beginning fencing, lasting for an hour and a half on four consecutive days.  Today was his last day and he was pretty bummed that it is over.  He really enjoyed himself and I love that one of the very first things the instructor told them was that fencing is a sport and that they should sweat when they are doing it.  So now we have to see if we can find a way for him to continue...