Nov
09
2012We’re trying a couple of sports the next couple weeks.
Now I’m not a push my kiddos into sports and hope they win an Olympic medal kind of mother. (Though if one of my kids had both that gifting and that motivation, I would support as best as I could.) However, my girls aren’t in any type of formal education setting. They’re not learning to walk in a line, to wait their turn, follow instructions from a trusted adult, or to cheer on a friend. I want them to learn these things and in a fun environment, so I asked for lessons from the grandparents for Christmas.
Most places let you do a free trail class. So we jumped on that to allow the girls to pick their lesson of choice.
First up: Gymnastics.
Derek and I almost died laughing watching our girls learn to adapt to the classroom structure. Aeralind obeyed and stayed on her spot, but just couldn’t figure out what the teacher was doing or how to do it herself… until the teacher had moved on to the next activity. Bronwyn just ignored her spot and went about doing whatever she felt like in a sort of over giddy way. And that was just the warm up stretches! Ha!
By mid class they were following complicated instructions (do a cartwheel over this bump, a forward roll down this mat, bounce on the ball to and back to these lines, wait to do a back handspring, and repeat!) with relative ease. Looks like our mission would be accomplished.
Aeralind actually cried when we left the gym because she wanted to walk on the high beam (believe me… she’s fully capable of doing it too, right Chanwey?).
Oct
31
2012Unlike some toddler activities this year, I’m pretty sure this one has a limited lifespan of no more than 3 more years. Plus I’m not sure the circumstances that created this activity could occur again.
We were staying in a 9th floor condo in Myrtle Beach visiting my parent. Hurricane Sandy was brushing the coast making outside pretty windy nasty. Baby boy was napping. We were stuck in the condo for the most part. So we pulled out the fishing poles and dropped them over the balcony and right into the pool 9 stories below.
Hysterical fun. Limited imagination shelf life.
Oct
26
2012
Sometimes what you see… isn’t what really happens.
Sometimes what happens is truly more beautiful.
Love these.
Oct
19
2012I gave the girls a dollar apiece and ventured into the dollar store to let them purchase a birthday present. I think I had to steer them away from a Pooh Chalkboard, but other than that… they picked these out on their own. Not too bad!
Oct
12
2012‘Tis the season, I guess?
Here is everyone’s creations:
Aeralind
Bronwyn
Melissa
Derek (which is rocking awesome and I may have helped with the mustache/nose… but the idea was all his!)
