After the movie, we hung out on Birch Street where the kids danced around, chased each other, petted every dog that passed by and even met a few friends from school. They were having crazy fun so I watched giggled and took pictures. All the pics you see below were not requested by me. If they look posed, it is because Zack and Sophia posed and asked me to snap a shot.
Photo by Sophia Joy.
This girl is CRAZY. She was rolling all over the ground acting like a model. She doesn't even know what a model is but from how she poses, you'd think she watched America's Next Top Model because she tries to put on that serious face! LOL
Photo by Zack Alexander
Not sure where in the world Zack saw men doing push ups on one arm, but he was doing a pretty good job giggling all the while.
Whoa there!
Good times - laughter and love abounds with these two most of the time!
They said they were starfish.
Sophia actually ended up landing on Zack's head! He wasn't hurt except his hair got pulled a bit which he HATES! All in fun - he snarled, got up and jumped over her.
Each day they look older to me, and I don't like that one bit! I don't want to miss a day of it. I would love to adopt 10 more... Kids are such precious people who need to be loved unconditionally. I ask myself often how I'd feel if Zack struggled in school. I need to keep myself in check and make sure I don't get too caught up in his academic success. It is important for him that I keep his life as balanced as possible and leave room for mistakes. I mean what better teacher is there than mistakes? If he can bomb a test, and have the attitude of "I"ll try harder next time," I'll know he's not finding his worth in a grade. When that cruddy grade comes, I'll for certain be alert to his response.
Not sure where in the world Zack saw men doing push ups on one arm, but he was doing a pretty good job giggling all the while.
Whoa there!
Good times - laughter and love abounds with these two most of the time!
They said they were starfish.
Sophia actually ended up landing on Zack's head! He wasn't hurt except his hair got pulled a bit which he HATES! All in fun - he snarled, got up and jumped over her.
Each day they look older to me, and I don't like that one bit! I don't want to miss a day of it. I would love to adopt 10 more... Kids are such precious people who need to be loved unconditionally. I ask myself often how I'd feel if Zack struggled in school. I need to keep myself in check and make sure I don't get too caught up in his academic success. It is important for him that I keep his life as balanced as possible and leave room for mistakes. I mean what better teacher is there than mistakes? If he can bomb a test, and have the attitude of "I"ll try harder next time," I'll know he's not finding his worth in a grade. When that cruddy grade comes, I'll for certain be alert to his response.
In the end though, a parent can only do so much to give a solid foundation for success. For this reason, I must remind myself to be fervently teaching them how to fish asking them the question that a wise person I know passed on to me - "What would you (Zack or Sophia) do if I weren't here"? Almost 100% of the time that I ask this question they button their own jeans, comb their own hair, get their own drink, etc... It's not that I don't want to help them. It is the opposite. I don't want to hinder their growth by not allowing them to learn to be interdependent rather than dependent on me or anyone else.
Tomorrow Zack is going to a skateboard clinic from 8-12. I had looked into private lessons because he wants to learn so badly, but private lessons are expensive. So he's going to a group session. He's looking forward to it with great anticipation. He even asked to go to bed at 7:00PM so he would not be tired in the morning to show "his moves"!!! Crazy kid!
I am so open to any feedback or advice out there. I see so many people with grown children and hear what they wished they had done while their kids were young. What were those things? Today I actually climbed a rock wall with Sophia and climbed to the top of the jungle gym. I have to admit I did it because I think it is important that I play with the kids, but I was terrified at the top of that apparatus! The sacrafices moms make!
1 comment:
your kiddos really seem to love each other and love spending time together. I do hope people comment and let you know what they wished they would have done. I am curious. come over to my blog to vote
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