I got to go on a girls trip to San Diego! Fashion Valley was a little slice of paradise. My face looks funny in the picture because for some reason Gwen was pushing me like "Get to the front of the picture!" and it was cracking me up. I love that life can entail trips to ocean air...added bonus, I actually bought 2 pairs of jeans...except I wouldn't really call them jeans because apparently they don't make normal pants anymore. Thankfully I live in the dessert and am used to rocking cropped pants.
While I was shopping, Ben was holding down the fort. He made the kids run a mile with him, took them to a movie and even hosted some friends for dinner. While everyone was playing outside, Maya ran full speed into the glass door and gave herself a black eye (how the door didn't shatter, I'll never know). Our friend that was over, is an EMT and looked her over to make sure everything is okay. He gave her the all clear but apparently it was bad enough to make Ben and an EMT worry and that says a lot in my books. If Maya were a cat, she would only have 7 lives left.
Our house has joined forces to get Colin to read. Eli asked one day if he could do his lesson. It was perhaps the sweetest thing I've ever heard. He even held his little finger to help him follow along reading the words.
Ben worked with him while I took Alison and Eli to piano lessons. This is the text I received:
Ha! This will forever make me laugh.
He actually is doing very well for a 5 year old boy, it just takes 10 times more work than I ever imagined. Reading time required a camp site one day.
Eli asked if he could paint the sky. It made me laugh because the sky is pretty much always clear blue here, but I loved seeing him out there being creative. He ended up painting a rainbow.
He is constantly amazing us with his creations. His new thing is, looking online at Lego sets and then recreating them with what he has. BUT it's not just the same concept, he will replicate every detail of the picture.
P.S. yes, we do grammar lessons in school. I just didn't want to correct him on the video.
I am so excited to see how this gift is used in his life.
Speaking of gifts, Alison's love for gymnastics has not wavered. She has continued to teach herself tricks and proven to be dedicated at something she loves.
I tried to convince her to be a home gymnast, but Ben thought it might be smart to get her safe training...so, Alison's life was made today when we signed her up for a class.
1 comment:
Oh wow, seeing Alison turning cartwheels brought back memories for me. I loved, loved, LOVED gymnastics when I was a girl, and took classes for two years. Unlike Alison, though, I wasn't very limber at all. She looks so graceful!
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