Tonight Keith asked me if I had done my Mom for a Moment lately. My reply, was "Nope, haven't had a moment". Hmmm....Mom for a moment that can't find a moment.
Tis true. I am discovering that having the house on the market and kids out of school for summer leaves me with not a moment for anything but keeping up with them and keeping up with the house. It is not ever always a pleasant experience but that is our life situation right now. I am going to attempt a quick recap since my tendency is to ignore things the longer they go, so here goes.
Swim team. I have never had the kids love something so much as this. I mean it. They both love practice. As much as Conner has enjoyed soccer he always complained a bit about going to practice since he would rather just play the game. Alaina? Besides dancing, she has not been a part of a sport and this first experience has been life changing. I mean it. Life changing. Hope to write more on that later. Let just say she has gone from this:
Unsure, timid, and insecure on day one
To proud, confident and brave on day 9 (transformation occurred on day 3), winning her heat on backstroke and coming in second in another. .
Conner rocked it out getting two second places and two fourth places.
They LOVE it. Me? Love seeing the kids immerse themselves and work hard.
Love getting to know the awesome families in the neighborhood more.
Hauling dinner and a toddler to the pool deck every night in the heat?
Not so much.
Alaina had her final gala for dance. It was pretty good. I mean, she is great, but the teacher incorporated props with their dance and I feel like that took up much of their time. That said, Alaina had fun and loves to get dressed up and go on the big stage. Another thing that has been priceless for her confidence.
We continue to see our family fairly often and are reminded every single time what a blessing it is to have the whole fam nearby. Zane and Maylin were both walking around together for the first time recently and it was too cute. Conner is in love with his little cousins and I think Alaina is going to LOVE having a younger girl cousin that will look up to her. Here all the grandkids are with Papa and Nana. Forgive Alaina's smile. I think her facial muscles were on overload from the performance and all the pictures. : )
We wrapped up the school year with Alaina finishing up strong. She has grown SO much this year in every area. She was voted best "helper" in her class.
Conner finished with straight A's. Again. The boy is smart and school comes so easily for him. He rarely has to study or work hard on a project but I think that will change next year. I look forward to seeing how he faces the challenges of fourth grade!
Zane? He is busy being busy. Yep, like his sister, he bypasses every toy there is and gravitates toward "real" objects. Luckily he is pretty content to roam around and do things like eat toilet paper.
I am often reminded how incredibly lenient one gets with a third child. There is not much I don't let him do and ya know, it isn't that bad. I do draw the line at him harming himself and so far so good! He is walking and babbling up a storm and turned ONE YEAR OLD on Thursday. He deserves a post devoted to his birthday (especially since his first year will not be scrapbooked like his brother and sister) so that is in the plans.
In keeping with my frugal ways, I decided that it was about time to get some "professional" pictures of the kids done. What is a Mom on a budget to do? Why pay the college student going to school for art and design who just got a $10K camera and loves to take pictures to do it. Best $40 I have spent in a long time.
Well, that's it. My moments are up. Back to the grind!
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