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Showing posts with label friendship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friendship. Show all posts
Monday, October 4, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Some Fun Pics!!!
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| Addy and Avery playing dress up and they both lost their 2 front teeth! |
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| Austin and Ethan playing air hockey at McD's! |
Nothing like playing Old Maid with Grandma!! I did hear that Addy and Austin need to work on their poker face:)
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| As a summer surprise, I called Addy's two best friends (Jordyn and Avery) to go see Marmaduke with us. Austin's thrilled to tag along and play with his tag!! |
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| Peeking in to see the treasures!!! |
We are trying to make the most of our last week of summer, and preparing for the crazy first two months of school!!
Friday, July 23, 2010
Swimming Celebrations
Swimming lessons are now a thing of the past for this year. The kids finished last night, but it was questionable as Powell had torrential downpours an hour before and a 20 minute thunder delay before the lessons. The weather held out and we finished with a bang!
Addyson is now advanced. She mastered most of the strokes, but her favorite of all is the backstroke. She is such a FISH!! She fell in love jumping off the diving board, trying new tricks. As with everything new she learns, she does it over and over. She'd jump off the board, climb out, and get in line to jump again. This continued before and after lessons until it was time to go home. Austin wasn't comfortable with it yet, so he watched her. She's working on the diving part, but the skill is something for her to challenge herself. I am so proud of her!!
Austin knew if he wanted to keep up with Addy and have a friend at the pool to swim with, he must conquer his fear. (We've yet to see any of his school friends at the pool, so he swims with Addy and her friends. They love him!) On the last night, he bit the bullet and began jumping off the board without his teacher, before and after lessons. Now, he's like Addy: jump off the board, climb out, and get in line to jump again, over and over. Yeah, Austin! He will be in beginner again next year, but he's improved so much. He will need to work on floating on his back, other strokes, and diving, but I am proud of him as well.
Both of my children love the pool, one more than the other, but they look forward to going. The mother of Addy's friend asked me at lessons if we are at the pool a lot when I realized we are. It's our summer "thing" and because of going multiple times a week, our children are comfortable in the water, and practice (playing) what they have learned. We can't expect them to become proficient at something if they aren't given the opportunity to practice on their own. And so we go! They are growing up so fast!
Addyson is now advanced. She mastered most of the strokes, but her favorite of all is the backstroke. She is such a FISH!! She fell in love jumping off the diving board, trying new tricks. As with everything new she learns, she does it over and over. She'd jump off the board, climb out, and get in line to jump again. This continued before and after lessons until it was time to go home. Austin wasn't comfortable with it yet, so he watched her. She's working on the diving part, but the skill is something for her to challenge herself. I am so proud of her!!Austin knew if he wanted to keep up with Addy and have a friend at the pool to swim with, he must conquer his fear. (We've yet to see any of his school friends at the pool, so he swims with Addy and her friends. They love him!) On the last night, he bit the bullet and began jumping off the board without his teacher, before and after lessons. Now, he's like Addy: jump off the board, climb out, and get in line to jump again, over and over. Yeah, Austin! He will be in beginner again next year, but he's improved so much. He will need to work on floating on his back, other strokes, and diving, but I am proud of him as well.
Both of my children love the pool, one more than the other, but they look forward to going. The mother of Addy's friend asked me at lessons if we are at the pool a lot when I realized we are. It's our summer "thing" and because of going multiple times a week, our children are comfortable in the water, and practice (playing) what they have learned. We can't expect them to become proficient at something if they aren't given the opportunity to practice on their own. And so we go! They are growing up so fast!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Family That Plays Together...
Last week, I devoted the week to welcoming summer. Very little was accomplished in our home, besides playing, pool, friends, library, and fun. I needed to decompress and so did Addyson and Austin. But, today I began to feel a need to "accomplish" something. I cleaned the kitchen and began "purging" my closet, while the kids cleaned their bathrooms, emptied the dishwasher, and their rooms.
Every summer, I try to learn something. I've taken rowing and sailing classes, and trained for duathlons and races. This summer, I'm taking an online sign language class through Ashland University. I need to "chat" from 12-1 every Monday and have various assignments to do throughout the week. I'm enjoying it and already thinking how to incorporate it into my classroom next year. Plus, I'm enjoying writing about our family adventures on this blog.
Later, we went to the pool. Some days it can be a total social event as they see their friends. Today, they played with each other. As a mom, I sat and watched my two children challenge one another in cannonball contests, dance to their favorite music, and have "pretend" swimming lessons. They laugh, giggle, help one another, but most of all, they love each other. Austin is learning new "swimming" tricks from Addy, and Addy is working on her swimming stamina waiting for praise from Austin. Watching my children accept each other and learn from each other filled my heart with gratitude.
The family that plays together,
stays together.
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