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Oh, I’m sore today!

Yesterday our homeschooling group went rock-wall climbing. This is why I needed to be belay certified. I must have belayed at least 30 climbers. It was such an awesome day. And the kids were so pumped for it.

GB is a tiny bit afraid of heights. And the last few times we took him climbing (birthday parties) he would only go half way up. But when he found out that Mom could make it to the tippy top, and his friends were all giving it a go, he decided that he was going to “conquer his fear.”

He made it, though. And it didn’t seem too hard for him. He did a great job placing his feet first and using the leg muscles, not the arm muscles, to push him up the wall. When he got back down he was exhilarated but needed a break. By the time he had gone up three times he felt like his fear had been conquered. And he ended up going up TEN times. He even climbed a rope ladder that goes all the way to the ceiling, which I believe is about 50 feet.

I didn’t get to see him do that, or climb on any other ropes, because my station was always busy with kids and even some moms who had decided to climb. Thanks to my friend, N, who was willing to get some pictures of GB for me. And to my new little friend in the group, S, who declared herself a “natural” with the camera, and proceeded to get a couple of great shots of GB at the top of the wall. Aren’t kids great?!