After Julia ran the mile at her track meet:
me: Great job Julia! That was awesome!
Julia: Mom, do you think that you could run a mile... at your age?
me: AT MY AGE??? Are you kidding me? How old do you think I am?
Julia: I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
me: (grumbling) I'll show you! Just let me get my sneakers.
(there's a family mile run planned for later this summer!)
Monday, August 21, 2017
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Friday, August 18, 2017
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Little Things
It's easy to get caught up in correcting the kids, noticing all the little things that aren't quite right or that I think should be done differently but there are also those moments when my heart melts. When I see them doing something not unusual but just being the amazing kids that they are. Like these two snippets that have made me smile recently:
Leaving dinner at a restaurant the other night, Ben automatically held the door for all of us and then held it for the whole party behind us as well. Not a huge gesture but a little sign that he's thinking about others.
Julia offered to help Ben with his reading last week. As I walked by the room I overheard her explaining "That says 'her's. When there is a comma in the air like that, the 's' goes with the word before it." I love that she called it a "comma in the air" and took the time to explain it rather than just reading the word for him.
Leaving dinner at a restaurant the other night, Ben automatically held the door for all of us and then held it for the whole party behind us as well. Not a huge gesture but a little sign that he's thinking about others.
Julia offered to help Ben with his reading last week. As I walked by the room I overheard her explaining "That says 'her's. When there is a comma in the air like that, the 's' goes with the word before it." I love that she called it a "comma in the air" and took the time to explain it rather than just reading the word for him.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Summer Swim Team 2017
2017 was Julia's 3rd season as a Gator on the Greenwich Club swim team. She didn't miss a single practice and always showed up with a grin, eager to jump into the water!
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| ready to go! |
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| even happy to swim in the rain! |
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| Benjamin the stalwart fan! |
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| breast stroke in the rain |
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| personal bests in freestyle, breast, and fly! |
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| All Pool finalist in Breast and Fly!! |
Monday, August 14, 2017
Summer Catch-Up: the photos
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| engrossed in Harry Potter |
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| 4th of July - ready for the parade |
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| Happy 4th! |
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| run, Julia, run |
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| the energizer bunny |
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| all about the ribbons |
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| an ice cream sundae with ALL the toppings really makes you lose your inhibitions! |
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| fries with friends |
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| perfecting his dive |
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| more fries, audio books, and solitaire |
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| finishing the mile |
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| books, sand, and sun |
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| scientist examining our drinking water... looks pretty clean! |
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Summer Catch-Up
I'm currently sitting in Maine, on the edge of a lake, watching the kids kayak, swim, fish, race to the hot tub, race back to the lake, play hide and seek.... And that was all in a half hour period!
That's a bit what this summer has felt like. Like we have been wringing out every drop of summer. And it's been wonderful. Some things have been sacrificed - there has been little time to spend in the kitchen or the grocery store so meals have been cobbled together out of sandwiches, chips, and pickles and lots and lots of orders of french fries from the pool snack bar; bathing suits and shorts have been the daily uniform, and our hot water bill is minimal as showers and baths have been replaced by swims in the pool - but none of us are complaining.
This summer has been the summer of Harry Potter, read in big gulps throughout the days by Julia and smaller sips by Benjamin at bedtime. Its been days at the pool starting at 7:30am for swim team then returning in the afternoon for hours of soaking up sunshine and jumping into ice cold water to cool off. Its been time for new experiences - running summer track for the kids, learning to shuck oysters for the adults, and all learning how to surf together. Its been sticking it out through cold downpours on the pool deck, cheering on Julia. Its been hours spent pouring over Pokemon cards, debating the best card to add to a deck and then more hours playing, testing the decks, and re-building them.
It's August and summer is starting to wind down. I have an inkling that things will feel a little different when we return from the lake. That it will be a little more fall-ish. In a couple of weeks the pool will be closing, the school buses will be circling the streets, peaches and plums will give up their spots for apples and pears.
But for now I'm going to go put on my uniform and jump in the lake.
That's a bit what this summer has felt like. Like we have been wringing out every drop of summer. And it's been wonderful. Some things have been sacrificed - there has been little time to spend in the kitchen or the grocery store so meals have been cobbled together out of sandwiches, chips, and pickles and lots and lots of orders of french fries from the pool snack bar; bathing suits and shorts have been the daily uniform, and our hot water bill is minimal as showers and baths have been replaced by swims in the pool - but none of us are complaining.
This summer has been the summer of Harry Potter, read in big gulps throughout the days by Julia and smaller sips by Benjamin at bedtime. Its been days at the pool starting at 7:30am for swim team then returning in the afternoon for hours of soaking up sunshine and jumping into ice cold water to cool off. Its been time for new experiences - running summer track for the kids, learning to shuck oysters for the adults, and all learning how to surf together. Its been sticking it out through cold downpours on the pool deck, cheering on Julia. Its been hours spent pouring over Pokemon cards, debating the best card to add to a deck and then more hours playing, testing the decks, and re-building them.
It's August and summer is starting to wind down. I have an inkling that things will feel a little different when we return from the lake. That it will be a little more fall-ish. In a couple of weeks the pool will be closing, the school buses will be circling the streets, peaches and plums will give up their spots for apples and pears.
But for now I'm going to go put on my uniform and jump in the lake.
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