We went to play tennis Monday night as a family three weeks ago and thought it would be a great way to be active while spending time as a family. It didn’t turn out just the way that I was planning, but I think that some good lessons were learned in the process. As we were playing, the two younger children were very easily tired. They were complaining that it was too hard, too hot, and that they just didn’t want to run after the ball to return it. I thought I was going to hurt someone.

I just didn’t realize that my children were so lazy! I couldn’t believe that it was really that hard for them to do. I don’t know, maybe they were just tired, or ornery that day, but it definitely wasn’t that hot. We had to sit down and talk after that experience. We now have decided that each day we have to do some sort of exercise, each member of the family. We started by having the kids jog or walk around the block a couple of times at first. Now they choose if that is what they are going to do, or if not, they can pick something different. They actually look forward to their little bit of exercise each day, even if it’s small. It’s just about time to hit the tennis courts again and see if anything has changed!