G started Roller Derby, after being invited to watch a long time friend participate. The kids, parents, and coaches have been so great and welcoming to skater (G), playtime younger sibling (A), and new parents! G started by wearing her safety gear and learning how to fall. And now has already graduated from the push trainer.
She has enjoyed her video games she got for her birthday: LEGO Harry Potter and Minecraft. She also explored our Wii games beyond Wii Fit and now also enjoys Mario Kart. Lol, this wasn't expected nor prohibited and has actually turned into more cooperative time among the kids, particularly G and A. So much so, A' requests G to play so she can watch.
G is almost half way through her learn to read book and is progressing marvelously! She has had the attention, memory, and interest for some time. But we were working on the concept of practice and patience with oneself. Living the concept of practice and repetition through swim has helped her in her academics as well. We still need to occasionally remind her to breath deep, calm down, and be patient with herself since her eagerness to learn and master things sometime overshadows the enjoyment of the process. Seeing G succeeding, A asked to start reading lessons from the same book - so we have officially started with her too. Yahoo!
M's been on the wait-list for a spot in the young gymnastics class. We were lucky that a spot opened right before her birthday, so she got to start on her actually birthday! She's had two classes so far. She's been asking for class for months and ran right in and participated. She doesn't like when class ends but easily got over the disappointment knowing its time for snacks/lunch, lol. Speaking of, during her second class she did come out to ask for something from the vending machine. I was consistent and said no, no food until after class. She said she was done, but I said her classmates and coach aren't so still no snacks yet. She got bored with me and went back in. Ha, love it - she jumped right back in to rotation and practice without upset. A' was so supportive and encouraging! Really showing some lovely big sister moments at the gym and at home practice. *A's bridge and ring activities have been strong, and recently her cartwheels have largely improved.
M was delighted with her birthday party! We did picnic lunch with cupcakes at a local playground/park. We had both cousins and friends join us there. We provided food, a pinata, and some sidewalk chalk. The kids played and played, all seemed to have fun.
Dentist Check-up was all good for all 3! No new areas of concern and oral health is strong. The idea of braces in the future was brought up for G. We also had our well-checks for them. Things look good now, but each have 1 item to check on for next time: G back muscle development, A eyesight, M functional murmur.
