Learning new skills

This year we are really encouraging the kids to learn to ride their bikes and learn to swim.

I've already mentioned that we are now paying for unlimited use of some Oxford pools - which has been great so far. Elias is constantly asking to go and swim now, before Christmas he'd not even dip a toe in! Joy is all set for school swimming lessons starting on Monday with a gorgeous new swimsuit and swim hat

For Christmas Elias had a new bike with stabilisers, he's still getting to grips with peddling but seems rather taken with the bike which will no doubt help. For Joy, we decked her out with arm and knee pads and a matching helmet as she's working on getting her balance right without stabilisers.

The picture above was taken just before we took them both out with all their new gear for a cycle.