Swim Show Day - Mallory

I only have two pictures to show of Mallory because I mainly took videos.  I was flabergasted at all the things this kid can do.  Last year, she could barely swim and would basically dog paddle across the pool.  This year, the kid is a fish.

Mallory can do the following: tread water for at least 23 seconds, swim across the entire length of the pool with only having to stop once or twice, she can swim with her arms (the right way), she can do an assisted dive and assisted flip off the diving board, and more. I am so proud of her!!

That little head sticking out and the splash - that is Mallory swimming across the pool.

Swim Show Day - Maggie

Each day we pray for Maggie to have a good swim class and to be brave.  Last night and this morning we prayed a bunch for Maggie because of show day.  I had told her that she didn't have to participate, but I changed my mind. I let her know that she needed to at least give it a try and she said okay. 

Maggie was so brave!  She cried a little and refused to jump into the pool, but she would basically fall into the pool.  Maggie's fear is her head under the water. These first pictures she has her clothes on because Haw Haw teaches them how it feels to fall into the pool with clothes on and how to take off their shoes so they can swim to safety easier.

She would put her face under water for about 1-2 seconds, but that was it.

Mallory and me being goofy when Maggie was waiting in line to do the next task.

 Look at that smile.  Maggie did have fun with some of the tasks. She won't swim with her face in the water, but she will let them push her down to "dive" for stuff on the bottom of the pool.  Mallory and I were so proud of her.  I think the sweetest thing was quite a few of the parents would clap for Maggie and yell out her name when she did well. Everyone there knew she was scared and they were so sweet to her.  After lessons were over she got a swew (blue) Popsicle and I believe that was the best part in her mind.

Maggie's Newest Trip to the ER

Tonight when I was cleaning the kitchen, Mallory and Maggie were playing in the living room and some shenanigan's happened.  I am not sure exactly how it all went down because I never heard crying and they seemed to be playing fine.  All I know is that when it was time to brush teeth and go to bed Maggie said her arm was hurting and she couldn't.  Matt and I both assumed she was just stalling and we made her walk to the bathroom.  When it was time to brush teeth, she kept saying her arm hurt and she wouldn't move it. A little later she said it was still hurting and so we looked and noticed it was swelling up some.  We asked her what happened and she said she asked Mallory to grab her arm, knock her off the sofa, and drag her across the floor.  From there we decided we might need to go to the ER because she was in a lot of pain and she might have a hairline fracture.

Praise the Lord, everything was just fine. By the time we left swelling was gone and she was back to 100%. The belief is she may have had nursemaid's elbow.  Either way, she got this cool sling and she has no broken bones.  Could you image how awful that would have been with swim lessons going on and a beach vacation next week? AGHHH!!!

First Day of Swim Lessons

Today was the first day of swim lessons at Haw Haw's house.  Mallory was really excited to go and Maggie was the exact opposite. Maggie has never taken lessons and was scared she would be forced to put her head in the water.  I just let her know that Haw Haw wouldn't make her do anything she was afraid to do.  Here is a picture of them before their lessons.

Last Day of Kindergarten

The kindergarten class has a tradition of doing box car races on the last day of school.  The kids looked so cute in their cars racing through the school yard.  The first two pictures are of the box cars for Mallory's class.

Here are what some of the other box cars looked like.  The parents did a great job on each of them.  I was very impressed.

Mallory was running way to fast for me to get a picture of her coming towards me. Not to mention, the sun was shining down on my phone and I couldn't see the button to take a picture of her.  You can see her in the corner of the photo getting ready to run back to her class line.

After the races, everyone went back in to sign class photos. After that, the kids had lunch. PTA paid for it which was really nice of them to do.  Maggie was so happy to be able to have pizza and she had to sit right next to Mallory.

Mallory and Mrs. Rea.  We are going to miss her so much next year.  She was/is a wonderful teacher and was the perfect fit for Mallory.  (We are crossing our fingers and praying that Maggie will have her as well.)  It really is hard to believe that the school year is over.  Here's to having a fun summer before Mallory starts FIRST grade.

I asked for Mallory to let me take a picture of her when we got home to document the last day of school. She whined that the sun was too bright and said she would hide in the tree, but that was it.  I know what she meant about the sun, so I was willing to take any picture that she would take.  Goofy girl!

Kindergarten Song Celebration

Instead of having a Kindergarten graduation, Hunt has a song celebration.  This idea is much better in my opinion. The title of the celebration was "The World is a Rainbow," and each class wore a different colored tie-dyed shirt.  They sang about six songs and then we went to the cafeteria for cookies and drinks.

Mallory was all smiles as she waited for the singing to begin.  (Mallory sang so well and had such a fun time participating. We were thinking about how much she has grown up. Her first year in preschool she wouldn't sing any of the songs when they had concert nights).

Here is everyone in Mrs. Rea's class.

Mallory and our sweet neighbor friend Asher Clifton.

Lego In-Sync Exotics

Maggie had her four year old well check this morning and received four shots.  I told her that she could get a McDonald's Happy Meal and she wanted to wait to have one at dinner so Mallory could have one as well.  The toy in the meal was a Littlest Pet Shop animal and the girls used them in their newest In-Sync Exotics building.  Both of them wanted me to take photos because they were so proud of their work.

I could not get a normal face from Maggie to save my life.