In an effort to get you more excited about soccer and to cool you down we went out and bought you "special" soccer clothes. You claimed you would be super fast in them. And to make you even faster you had to have a special thing for your hair. So we bought you some rubber bands. You were so excited that you wanted to all Daddy and tell him all about it. When we got home you put on your new outfit and all the rubber bands and then we went outside to play a little soccer. You are getting better at not using your hands but when you get silly you like to roll around and get the ball. We are practicing dribbling me kicking the ball gently
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Soccer
Today is your first day of summer soccer. You are going through a program called SoccerShots. It is real soccer. You will have lessons on dribbling and properly kicking the ball. In preparation, you are taking a nap. You are not happy about the nap but are sleeping anyway. I am so excited for you.
You were very excited when we got there. You ran right over and grabbed a ball and started to kick it around. Once Coach Pat got started you sat on your ball and listened to him give directions. The first thing you did was dribble the ball. He gave you instruction on how to do it and you did great. You also played a game called builders and destroyers in which you used the soccer ball to knock over the cones. You were good at that also. When it was time to kick the ball into the goal...you missed and so you picked up the ball and put it in the goal. It was cute.
The heat was the only thing that caused you to struggle. I think you had 10 sips of your water before we were even 10 minutes into practice. This also caused you to get a little weepy and you cried a little. You told me you didn't want to play anymore. Plus..there was a playground right next door that you wanted to play on. Each time Coach Pat started a new activity you were right back out there. And...I bribed you with ice cream.
You and the other kids were then split up into two teams, yellow and red. You were on the yellow team. You wore your jersey with pride - you came running over to me to tell me that you were on the yellow team. It was then time to play, it was yellow girls vs red girls. You scored a goal right at the start. As you played more and more you got a little frustrated. You wanted to kick the ball and sometimes other kids had it. This made you upset but after coming over and talking to me you went right out there and kicked it again.
When we got home, it was time for ice cream and dinner. You ate the ice cream while Mommy and Daddy talked to Noni and then wanted to go outside and play. We got out our soccer ball and practiced some. We mostly worked on only using our feet, not our hands, to stop and get the ball. We will have to continue to work on that. :)
You were very excited when we got there. You ran right over and grabbed a ball and started to kick it around. Once Coach Pat got started you sat on your ball and listened to him give directions. The first thing you did was dribble the ball. He gave you instruction on how to do it and you did great. You also played a game called builders and destroyers in which you used the soccer ball to knock over the cones. You were good at that also. When it was time to kick the ball into the goal...you missed and so you picked up the ball and put it in the goal. It was cute.
The heat was the only thing that caused you to struggle. I think you had 10 sips of your water before we were even 10 minutes into practice. This also caused you to get a little weepy and you cried a little. You told me you didn't want to play anymore. Plus..there was a playground right next door that you wanted to play on. Each time Coach Pat started a new activity you were right back out there. And...I bribed you with ice cream.
You and the other kids were then split up into two teams, yellow and red. You were on the yellow team. You wore your jersey with pride - you came running over to me to tell me that you were on the yellow team. It was then time to play, it was yellow girls vs red girls. You scored a goal right at the start. As you played more and more you got a little frustrated. You wanted to kick the ball and sometimes other kids had it. This made you upset but after coming over and talking to me you went right out there and kicked it again.
When we got home, it was time for ice cream and dinner. You ate the ice cream while Mommy and Daddy talked to Noni and then wanted to go outside and play. We got out our soccer ball and practiced some. We mostly worked on only using our feet, not our hands, to stop and get the ball. We will have to continue to work on that. :)
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Kinder-Kamp
You started Kinder-Kamp this week at the YMCA. We told you about it Sunday and you couldn't stop talking about it. You were so excited. We went to Walmart to let you pick out a backpack, you picked Minnie Mouse. Daddy and I tried to convince you to get the Tinker Bell one because you love Tinker Bell, but you wouldn't budge. So Minnie Mouse it was. You wore the bag all around Walmart. When we got home we packed your bag, picked out your outfit and your bathing suit. You were ready.
When you woke up in the morning you got dressed and ate breakfast faster than I had ever seen you get ready. You were ready by 7:45 and we didn't need to leave 8:45. I tried as hard as I could to distract you but you only had one thing on your mind. Kinder-Kamp.
Finally we left. We were on our way. It was at the same place as your swim lessons so you knew where to go. You told me where to turn and when we were there you showed me where the building is. We went in, you had your backpack on, and we followed the signs. You were a little nervous at first but quickly made friends. I stayed a few minutes to make sure that you were ok but really you were off and playing with your new friends. I gave you kisses, reminded you of the rules, and I was off.
I cried on the way out and on the way to the store. I even went to Panera to buy a chia tea because I was such a mess. I was hoping it would make me feel better...but nope. I wasn't sad at all. I was worried about many things. Would you make new friends, would you listen, would you miss me, would you cry, would you share, would you be ok swimming, would you remember to go potty, would you be able to get dressed on your own, would you get frustrated durin craft time and just scribble all over. But most of all - I was worried you wouldn't be ok and I wouldn't be there. All of these worries were unneeded. You did fine.
When I picked you up, you came right over to me. You were so happy. It was clear that you had a wonderful time!!! When I asked you about your day you were pretty silly and did a variety of silly thing. I did get some information out of you including that you had strawberry rainbow fish for snack. You told me how you colored, played and went swimming. Swimming was your favorite and you told me that you got in the safe way. You also let me know that you didn't like the swimming bracelet that they put on you..and that you had to wear it all week. You cried a little about it but by the time we got home you forgot about it and were talking about your friends. You didn't know any of your friends names but talked about them like they had been your friends forever.
I was just so proud. You are such a big girl. You are 3. You are going to camp. You are making friends. You are going swimming without me watching you. I am just so proud of you. You are an amazing little girl.
When you woke up in the morning you got dressed and ate breakfast faster than I had ever seen you get ready. You were ready by 7:45 and we didn't need to leave 8:45. I tried as hard as I could to distract you but you only had one thing on your mind. Kinder-Kamp.
Finally we left. We were on our way. It was at the same place as your swim lessons so you knew where to go. You told me where to turn and when we were there you showed me where the building is. We went in, you had your backpack on, and we followed the signs. You were a little nervous at first but quickly made friends. I stayed a few minutes to make sure that you were ok but really you were off and playing with your new friends. I gave you kisses, reminded you of the rules, and I was off.
I cried on the way out and on the way to the store. I even went to Panera to buy a chia tea because I was such a mess. I was hoping it would make me feel better...but nope. I wasn't sad at all. I was worried about many things. Would you make new friends, would you listen, would you miss me, would you cry, would you share, would you be ok swimming, would you remember to go potty, would you be able to get dressed on your own, would you get frustrated durin craft time and just scribble all over. But most of all - I was worried you wouldn't be ok and I wouldn't be there. All of these worries were unneeded. You did fine.
When I picked you up, you came right over to me. You were so happy. It was clear that you had a wonderful time!!! When I asked you about your day you were pretty silly and did a variety of silly thing. I did get some information out of you including that you had strawberry rainbow fish for snack. You told me how you colored, played and went swimming. Swimming was your favorite and you told me that you got in the safe way. You also let me know that you didn't like the swimming bracelet that they put on you..and that you had to wear it all week. You cried a little about it but by the time we got home you forgot about it and were talking about your friends. You didn't know any of your friends names but talked about them like they had been your friends forever.
I was just so proud. You are such a big girl. You are 3. You are going to camp. You are making friends. You are going swimming without me watching you. I am just so proud of you. You are an amazing little girl.
Amelia - Bethany Beach 2
You loved the beach!!! That is all I can really say about you and the beach. You loved it!!!
From the moment we got to the beach until the moment we left you always wanted to be at the beach.
When we woke up in the morning you would ask for Isa and we would go to find her. It was then time for breakfast and then getting ready for the beach. Getting ready for the beach often took a little while as we had to pack everything, get changed, go potty and then of course actually get in the car. Once all of that was done we were off to the beach. We were generally there by 9:00 and you wanted to go right into the water. Daddy and I would unpack all the stuff and you would run off with Isa and an adult to go into the water. You just couldn't wait.
The first day you weren't tentative at all. You ran in and out of the water chasing the waves and then the waves chasing you. You screamed in delight the whole time. It made me smile and giggle. It was so obvious you were having so much fun. I loved watching you. You would take a bucket and fill it with water, dump it in the sand and then do it again and again and again. When I asked you what you were doing, you told me you were making a hole. You did this each time we were at the beach. You tried to jump over the wave sometimes being successful and other times not. Either way - you screamed and giggled through it. You tried to build a sandcastle a few times but were much more interested in digging a hole. Each day at the beach you dug at least one hole, often more than one. On the second day there, Uncle Steven dug a hole for you and Isa that you could sit in. From that day on you had to build a hole that you could sit in. Sometimes we would dig the whole to far away from the water and it would never fill up with water. Other times it would be to close and would continually fill up with sand each time the water came in. It didn't matter to you though, you just wanted to dig, sit in the whole, jump in the whole, and just splash around. You got so excited to see the water rush into the hole.
For the first few days you would only go in the water up to your knees on your own. Much deeper and you would hold our hands. By the last day there either your daddy or I would hold you and you would go much deeper with us. You were so brave. We would take you into the water until it was up to our knees. As the waves broke we would raise you up into the air and then after the rush of the wave went by us we would put you down into the wave as it went back out to the ocean. It would get you completely wet and sometimes splash up into your face. Other than getting your face wet, you loved it. You were nervous but kept asking to do it again. A few times when the waves were strong it made me a little nervous that it would take me and you both down.
You stayed with Isa most of the time. You raced back and forth with her, dug holes with her, filled buckets with her, jumped in the water, ate snacks, put sunscreen on, yelled, laughed, and did everything with her. Most of the time you shared well. The buckets were the things that you had the most trouble sharing. You always wanted the orange bucket, even when Isa wanted it. The pink princess thing also became a problem sometimes. You were patient though and tried to take turns. I was proud of how well you did. It was hard, I know.
We stayed at the beach for 3-4 hours each day. When you weren't playing you were having a snack. Snack time only lasted about 5 minutes though. You just wanted to be out in the water. When we would walk back to the car you almost always wanted to be carried because you were tired and the sand was hot. You learned how to walk and run on it though. So you put your shoes on and ran for it singing the whole way about how hot it was.
On Thursday we took our kite and also the bocci ball set to the beach. You wanted to jump right in and fly the kite. It wasn't quite windy enough so it was tough to get the kite up but your daddy did it. Once the kite was up you held on to it for a little bit and you loved it. The kite eventually came down - right into the ocean. We had to let it dry out before you could fly it again. While it was drying you decided to go play bocci ball with Aunt Courtney, Uncle Jay, Nata and Isa. You played and laughed with them for quite a bit. I watched you from the blankets and just smiles. I love watching you play. I love seeing you with Aunt Courtney and Uncle Jay. They will be great roll models for you.
We also took a few outings. One of those times you, Aiden, and I went out on our own and got ice cream. We went to TCBY and you got the biggest ice cream that you could. It was a sugar cone that had been dipped in chocolate topping and then coated with sprinkles. You got chocolate ice cream in it with more sprinkles. I got vanilla with sprinkles. You wanted mine - you said you didn't like the chocolate. Aiden also liked mine. I am not sure how much of my ice cream I actually ate. I did eat most of yours though. Other times when we want out it was everyone. We went into downtown Bethany a few times. Just walking on the boardwalk and stopping in the stores. When we were in one of the stores you wanted a stuffed purple/pink dolphin that was in a stuffed purple/pink. Isa was buying one too and you had to have a matching one. So we bought it. You have never played with it - including at the beach. Another time we were at the board walk we just walked in and out of stores and you ran around like a crazy girl. We bought you a t-shirt and a few other things. When we went out to Ocean City we started out as a whole crew but it ended up being you, Aiden, Daddy, Sue, Lysander, Jay, Courtney and me. We made it all the way out to the pier. It was windy and you said you were chilly so I carried you. As we were walking through the midway you wanted to play a game. Courtney paid for you to play the duck game. It was a game in which you win something no matter what. You picked three ducks and won a beach ball. You were so excited that you won. I don't think you knew it was rigged.
On Saturday when it was time to leave you wouldn't say good-bye to anyone. You just wanted to be held and snuggle. It was pretty cute. So I held you and snuggled with you and people hugged you while they were hugging me. On the way home, you did great. We gave you the GPS and you followed the GPS telling us where to go and when to turn. It kept you busy instead of asking are we there yet.
I just love you!!!
From the moment we got to the beach until the moment we left you always wanted to be at the beach.
When we woke up in the morning you would ask for Isa and we would go to find her. It was then time for breakfast and then getting ready for the beach. Getting ready for the beach often took a little while as we had to pack everything, get changed, go potty and then of course actually get in the car. Once all of that was done we were off to the beach. We were generally there by 9:00 and you wanted to go right into the water. Daddy and I would unpack all the stuff and you would run off with Isa and an adult to go into the water. You just couldn't wait.
The first day you weren't tentative at all. You ran in and out of the water chasing the waves and then the waves chasing you. You screamed in delight the whole time. It made me smile and giggle. It was so obvious you were having so much fun. I loved watching you. You would take a bucket and fill it with water, dump it in the sand and then do it again and again and again. When I asked you what you were doing, you told me you were making a hole. You did this each time we were at the beach. You tried to jump over the wave sometimes being successful and other times not. Either way - you screamed and giggled through it. You tried to build a sandcastle a few times but were much more interested in digging a hole. Each day at the beach you dug at least one hole, often more than one. On the second day there, Uncle Steven dug a hole for you and Isa that you could sit in. From that day on you had to build a hole that you could sit in. Sometimes we would dig the whole to far away from the water and it would never fill up with water. Other times it would be to close and would continually fill up with sand each time the water came in. It didn't matter to you though, you just wanted to dig, sit in the whole, jump in the whole, and just splash around. You got so excited to see the water rush into the hole.
For the first few days you would only go in the water up to your knees on your own. Much deeper and you would hold our hands. By the last day there either your daddy or I would hold you and you would go much deeper with us. You were so brave. We would take you into the water until it was up to our knees. As the waves broke we would raise you up into the air and then after the rush of the wave went by us we would put you down into the wave as it went back out to the ocean. It would get you completely wet and sometimes splash up into your face. Other than getting your face wet, you loved it. You were nervous but kept asking to do it again. A few times when the waves were strong it made me a little nervous that it would take me and you both down.
You stayed with Isa most of the time. You raced back and forth with her, dug holes with her, filled buckets with her, jumped in the water, ate snacks, put sunscreen on, yelled, laughed, and did everything with her. Most of the time you shared well. The buckets were the things that you had the most trouble sharing. You always wanted the orange bucket, even when Isa wanted it. The pink princess thing also became a problem sometimes. You were patient though and tried to take turns. I was proud of how well you did. It was hard, I know.
We stayed at the beach for 3-4 hours each day. When you weren't playing you were having a snack. Snack time only lasted about 5 minutes though. You just wanted to be out in the water. When we would walk back to the car you almost always wanted to be carried because you were tired and the sand was hot. You learned how to walk and run on it though. So you put your shoes on and ran for it singing the whole way about how hot it was.
On Thursday we took our kite and also the bocci ball set to the beach. You wanted to jump right in and fly the kite. It wasn't quite windy enough so it was tough to get the kite up but your daddy did it. Once the kite was up you held on to it for a little bit and you loved it. The kite eventually came down - right into the ocean. We had to let it dry out before you could fly it again. While it was drying you decided to go play bocci ball with Aunt Courtney, Uncle Jay, Nata and Isa. You played and laughed with them for quite a bit. I watched you from the blankets and just smiles. I love watching you play. I love seeing you with Aunt Courtney and Uncle Jay. They will be great roll models for you.
We also took a few outings. One of those times you, Aiden, and I went out on our own and got ice cream. We went to TCBY and you got the biggest ice cream that you could. It was a sugar cone that had been dipped in chocolate topping and then coated with sprinkles. You got chocolate ice cream in it with more sprinkles. I got vanilla with sprinkles. You wanted mine - you said you didn't like the chocolate. Aiden also liked mine. I am not sure how much of my ice cream I actually ate. I did eat most of yours though. Other times when we want out it was everyone. We went into downtown Bethany a few times. Just walking on the boardwalk and stopping in the stores. When we were in one of the stores you wanted a stuffed purple/pink dolphin that was in a stuffed purple/pink. Isa was buying one too and you had to have a matching one. So we bought it. You have never played with it - including at the beach. Another time we were at the board walk we just walked in and out of stores and you ran around like a crazy girl. We bought you a t-shirt and a few other things. When we went out to Ocean City we started out as a whole crew but it ended up being you, Aiden, Daddy, Sue, Lysander, Jay, Courtney and me. We made it all the way out to the pier. It was windy and you said you were chilly so I carried you. As we were walking through the midway you wanted to play a game. Courtney paid for you to play the duck game. It was a game in which you win something no matter what. You picked three ducks and won a beach ball. You were so excited that you won. I don't think you knew it was rigged.
On Saturday when it was time to leave you wouldn't say good-bye to anyone. You just wanted to be held and snuggle. It was pretty cute. So I held you and snuggled with you and people hugged you while they were hugging me. On the way home, you did great. We gave you the GPS and you followed the GPS telling us where to go and when to turn. It kept you busy instead of asking are we there yet.
I just love you!!!
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