I'll have more for you next week!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
The Adorable baby {L}
This little angel was only 9 days old when these were taken! She was SO alert, not wanting to miss anything! Here's a sneak peak for her cute mamma! Thanks for letting me come and meet your little angel!
I'll have more for you next week!
I'll have more for you next week!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
First Gymnastics "meet"
I've mentioned that we've started gymnastics around here a few times. And it really has been the VERY best thing for her! She was already a monkey on everything, but now she that is getting instruction on how to tumble properly, there is really no stopping her! In a very short period of time (like 4 months) she is doing cartwheels like a pro! (and don't be surprised if you see her doing them just about anywhere!) When she gets the urge to cartwheel, it must be done!
So throughout the class, the kids were preparing for their "routines", just like at a real meet. I couldn't believe that kids this young could really remember a "routine" but sure enough they did. They each did a bar, beam and floor routine. She's been a bit timid with the bars, so when the other girls were doing their routines, she got a bit intimidated since she's never been confident enough to transfer to the high bar. But by the time all the girls did theirs, she was ready to do hers. So proud of her for not giving up and doing the best she could do!
So after the tears at the bars, her teachers decided to let her go first on the beam (which is by far her favorite apparatus....which TERRIFIES her dad!) My favorite part was her dismount!
The floor routine was great! They started with a backwards roll, then went into a straddle roll, then into a cartwheel, then a "tabletop" (which is like a back bend), then they "galloped" over to do a handstand, then they each put their arms up when the finished! So cute!!
It took me awhile to find a gym that I really loved! I love that this is a "non-competitive" gym. They get "medals" at the end of the "meet" but there are no points or rankings. Which I felt was the best way to get the basic tumbling skills down! Plus there is plenty of time for "competition" if she decides to pursue this! But right now, it is the best thing for her! And I love seeing her excel! She was even invited to a special class that will help push her and help her confidence!
So throughout the class, the kids were preparing for their "routines", just like at a real meet. I couldn't believe that kids this young could really remember a "routine" but sure enough they did. They each did a bar, beam and floor routine. She's been a bit timid with the bars, so when the other girls were doing their routines, she got a bit intimidated since she's never been confident enough to transfer to the high bar. But by the time all the girls did theirs, she was ready to do hers. So proud of her for not giving up and doing the best she could do!
So after the tears at the bars, her teachers decided to let her go first on the beam (which is by far her favorite apparatus....which TERRIFIES her dad!) My favorite part was her dismount!
The floor routine was great! They started with a backwards roll, then went into a straddle roll, then into a cartwheel, then a "tabletop" (which is like a back bend), then they "galloped" over to do a handstand, then they each put their arms up when the finished! So cute!!
It took me awhile to find a gym that I really loved! I love that this is a "non-competitive" gym. They get "medals" at the end of the "meet" but there are no points or rankings. Which I felt was the best way to get the basic tumbling skills down! Plus there is plenty of time for "competition" if she decides to pursue this! But right now, it is the best thing for her! And I love seeing her excel! She was even invited to a special class that will help push her and help her confidence!
Monday, February 8, 2010
My baby is FIVE!
Even though this happened a few weeks ago, I'm just getting around to posting about her birthday and party! She was MUCH more aware of her approaching birthday, and as soon as we were finished with Christmas, she wanted to know if the next day was her birthday! It was a TOUGH 3 weeks to wait! (I guess that's the payback I can give her for making me wait 3 weeks for her to FINALLY arrive!)
She'd been talking about having an "Ariel" birthday all year long, so I thought I had the plan all ready to go. But then she threw me for a loop, when she told me she wanted to do "Princess Tiana" from the new movie "Princess and the Frog". I did a quick internet search, and found that I would need to order the party supplies, since none of the local stores carried them yet. I showed her a few "princess and the frog" cake ideas, but since most of them were "frog" cakes and NOT "Princess Tiana", she just wasn't buying what I was trying to sell. So off we went to the bakery hoping to find an option there. Sure enough we found a bakery that would do a lovely airbrushed cake with a "Princess Tiana" on the top! Score! (And it made it SO much easier for me!)
She even helped me plan the party games. We had lots of "frog" games to choose from, and it was tough incorporating the "princess" side of it into it, but with Nikelle's help, we found lots of fun games to play! And this was the first year that she participated and didn't throw a fit when she didn't win, or get to go first, etc...etc. (What a relief!)
When it was finally time to open her gifts, she was more than ready....in fact, she was ready before we were, and had one package almost unwrapped before I had turned around!! She's definitley figured out how to unwrap!
And here is a quick review of the past year of her!
There are days that I am just plain exhausted, and she wears me out, but I am so grateful she is a part of my life! Just wouldn't be the same without her!
She'd been talking about having an "Ariel" birthday all year long, so I thought I had the plan all ready to go. But then she threw me for a loop, when she told me she wanted to do "Princess Tiana" from the new movie "Princess and the Frog". I did a quick internet search, and found that I would need to order the party supplies, since none of the local stores carried them yet. I showed her a few "princess and the frog" cake ideas, but since most of them were "frog" cakes and NOT "Princess Tiana", she just wasn't buying what I was trying to sell. So off we went to the bakery hoping to find an option there. Sure enough we found a bakery that would do a lovely airbrushed cake with a "Princess Tiana" on the top! Score! (And it made it SO much easier for me!)
She even helped me plan the party games. We had lots of "frog" games to choose from, and it was tough incorporating the "princess" side of it into it, but with Nikelle's help, we found lots of fun games to play! And this was the first year that she participated and didn't throw a fit when she didn't win, or get to go first, etc...etc. (What a relief!)
When it was finally time to open her gifts, she was more than ready....in fact, she was ready before we were, and had one package almost unwrapped before I had turned around!! She's definitley figured out how to unwrap!
And here is a quick review of the past year of her!
There are days that I am just plain exhausted, and she wears me out, but I am so grateful she is a part of my life! Just wouldn't be the same without her!
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