Gracie is officially a kindergartner now. Friday was her last day of pre-K. I can't believe how fast this has come upon us. She's so big, and the days of school will not end for at least 12 more years. Wow.
We went to her field day on Wednesday. I was the only dad there. Gracie LOVED having both of us there. We both loved being there. (A little anticlimactic. I was expecting three-legged races and a dunking booth. I got bubbles and face painting.)
I'm so proud of Gracie. She is such a good little girl. Well-mannered. Smart. Knows right from wrong. Kind. Loving. A little rough. And pretty head strong. But she is the only Gracie Jane Cearley in the world and I'm so happy she's ours.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Big swimming day
Swimming milestones today:
Gracie actually took breathes above water before getting to her final resting place. Usually she takes one big breath and swims from point A to point B all in one fell swoop. She just hasn't gotten that she can poke her head above water to take a breath and keep going. Well, that moment hit her today. I don't know what it was - probably watching Amalia do it and feeling comfortable enough to just try it - but I think we've turned a corner. The real test will be when we're in our home pool. Let's see if it carries over there.
Max, usuall skiddish, took to the water like a champ. I had to drag him in multiple times, but he soon realized that he was safe in his floaties, so float he did. He even got to the point where he would half-jump in from the shallow part. We got over his fears of whatever in the past couple of days. Again, the true test lies ahead.
Nick just took to it all like old hat. He floated. He swam. He wasn't afraid. He even seemed to like going under water.
We did this thing where we all jumped off of the big ledge, even with Nick and Max, and they loved it. Max wanted to do it over and over.
I hope our summer is filled with many more awesome memories of family and water.
Gracie actually took breathes above water before getting to her final resting place. Usually she takes one big breath and swims from point A to point B all in one fell swoop. She just hasn't gotten that she can poke her head above water to take a breath and keep going. Well, that moment hit her today. I don't know what it was - probably watching Amalia do it and feeling comfortable enough to just try it - but I think we've turned a corner. The real test will be when we're in our home pool. Let's see if it carries over there.
Max, usuall skiddish, took to the water like a champ. I had to drag him in multiple times, but he soon realized that he was safe in his floaties, so float he did. He even got to the point where he would half-jump in from the shallow part. We got over his fears of whatever in the past couple of days. Again, the true test lies ahead.
Nick just took to it all like old hat. He floated. He swam. He wasn't afraid. He even seemed to like going under water.
We did this thing where we all jumped off of the big ledge, even with Nick and Max, and they loved it. Max wanted to do it over and over.
I hope our summer is filled with many more awesome memories of family and water.
Our kids and the big kids
Max wants to be with all the big kids.
Gracie wants to run the big kids.
Nick could care less about the big kids.
Gracie wants to run the big kids.
Nick could care less about the big kids.
Hi Summer....
And summer officially begins again in The Woodlands. We're spending Memorial Day weekend with YiaYia and the cousins in the pool. Yesterday was great. The boys even swam by themselves (with the help of their floaties, of course), which is a feat, especially for Max. Today is a big party celebration and the pool awaits....
More to come later.
More to come later.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Max the tackler
I watched Max chase Gracie last night and tackle her to the ground like a linebacker. She would get up, he would too, and then he'd do it all over again. Sometimes he would fall before reaching her. Sometimes, she would fall on purpose. But mostly, he caught her and wrestled her to the ground. He's a brute. He's headstrong, even more than Gracie. He is going to get in a lot of trouble. And he won't be able to tackle it all, all the time.
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