Time with Opa and Oma at the Tennis Court

The girls have been taking tennis lessons from an actual pro this year (Thanks Michael Otero!), and had their first competition. Man, did I gain a lot of respect for my parents for watching my sister and me play tennis for many many many competitions for about 10+ years. Trying to watch the girls make mistakes in rules, calling balls, having their opponent mis call balls, watching them doing their best, .... and not, running fast, ..... and not. I can tell you that their first match, I should have been tied to the fence with a rope, because it was so tempting to walk onto the court and tell them what to do. Or to interfere an any other way. I did interfere, and fortunately realized it fairly quickly. So i changed my mind and only commented when they were doing well (in terms of sportsmanship, or trying). It ended up being fun to watch them, but it was a true testimony of being able to choose to have a good time or to make it into a negative drama. Let's hope I can do that more often! :)

WHile the girls played tennis, opa and oma got to watch and play with the boys. Here soem fun pictures of their time together!

The girls did seem to really enjoy it as well, and in the end that is the most important: that they enjoy tennis, so someday that playing tennis together as a family can become a favorite tradition.