we are enjoying summer completely. there have been lots of highlights.
here are a few:
- for the love of the game - who knew that a little boy would fall completely in love with a sport at age 5? well, our wyatt did and there will be no turning back. wyatt ended t-ball and has missed it a lot. he faithfully watches the dodger games almost every night. he asked if we could repaint his room dodger blue...so we painted it gray and blue, it's darling - i love it! wyatt is very proud of his room, he loves it! it is all things dodger and our little guys bleeds dodger blue. wyatt also has discovered baseball cards and has begun his collection this summer. it is too cute watching him organize his cards, talk through the teams and players, and love to see who he gets as he anxiously anticipates getting a dodger (of course!). he loves baseball, in fact we'll be getting this quote for his wall..."there is but one game and that game is baseball."
- guppies - at the beginning of summer jason and i hoped that the kids would really learn how to swim this summer. we decided to get to the pool as much as possible - many thanks for our friends who have graciously allowed us to invade their pools. at the start wyatt was timid and wore his floaties, i really wanted him to shed those things as i hoped that he'd gain confidence and want to swim on his own. jason and i worked with him, but if you know wyatt than you know that he isn't the most teachable of kids by his parents, oh he does fabulous with other teachers just not us. :) camryn did well, she enjoys goofing in the pool doing dance moves, side dives (she made those up), and just splashing around. because of camryn's physical limitations she's not going to be an olympic swimmer, but i'd hoped that she'd at least gain more confidence to swim and begin to hold her own in the pool. as the summer as passed they both are doing so well! we decided to try swim lessons at the ymca and that's been a huge confidence booster for them. they like it and have done really well, camryn being the little social one, and wyatt being mister competitive and wanting to do the best in his class. either way they have developed well and i'm so proud of them. in fact wyatt shed his floaties and there is no going back, he is doing so well. and camryn is thoroughly loving her new found independence, i'm so happy for her. it's been lots of fun in the pool.
- clean out - so every summer i tell myself we are going to do the great clean out...and we have. we cleaned out wyatt's room when we painted and rearranged his furniture. then camryn's room was next...i really am not fond of camryn's room for a variety of reasons. one, camryn has a lot of stuff and she is attached to it. two, i've never been happy with the way it is arranged. three, camryn is a pack rat...she saves everything. so, cleaning out her room was a bit more work and it took a lot of patience, but when it was finished she was so thrilled and i was too! our closet was next and we got rid of a lot...bags and bags. as i was going through my clothes i was really convicted that i have enough. of course who doesn't love a new shirt or something...i just was reminded that i have much to be grateful for and that i really am not lacking, at all.
- milestones - camryn is off her medicine, which has been the great mark of this summer. honestly never thought she would arrive here and it is so wonderful to see her enjoy this moment. camryn is going into third grade, not sure how that is possible?! she really has turned into a crazy reader...she reads all.the.time. the library has become a favorite spot this summer as she reads books so quickly, so how cool is it to go get some more for free? she loves it! wyatt has really grown this summer...he learned to swim, learned to ride his bike without training wheels, and hopefully will master tying his shoes soon! he is an achiever, once he knows he can do something he takes off and never looks back.
- blessings - one of the biggest blessings for us is that jason and i are off work in the summer, we get to soak in the days with the kids. sleep in, hang out, and just be with them...i cherish it. it is a blessing to watch them and think about where they were last summer and where they are now. so much more independent, so much more grown-up, so much more active. it's truly the greatest blessing.
we thank the lord for all he continues to give us, and remind us of. three years ago i really didn't dream these days were possible. it was hard to dream again and now this dream is life...our life.
incredibly grateful.
