Today was just like a vacation day for us. Seriously, we all went down to the pool for some fun - this after sleeping in late a bit. Obviously, Madison had a good time. Any time Madison is in the water, it's a good thing. What was great about today is that she's gaining confidence, and not afraid to get water on her face a bit. The idea is to get her swimming by summer's end, so we'll see how that goes. Daddy intends to take her down to the pool as much as possible so that she can get really comfortable in the water.
Speaking of which, the water was comfortable. Not cold at all! The day was perfect - we sat in the shade under an umbrella, and watched as Madison had fun in the kids' pool. It has a big mushroom on it that pours down water on all sides. Madison enjoyed having fun with the other kids as we looked on.
We returned for lunch a bit later, but just after that Madison and Daddy actually went back to the area to try out the tennis courts. She is getting better and better with the racket. Can you believe she's actually serving the ball over the net now? First try too!
She and Daddy actually left the tennis courts for a bit to go to Wal-Mart in Dawsonville. There, we picked up some popcorn, because we knew that later we'd be watching a movie. Got to have popcorn for that. Meanwhile, Mommy was getting cleaned up, and cleaning up the house a bit. Another thing Daddy and Madison picked up was fishing line. This afternoon, we assembled all the ingredients for a fishing expedition. Madison even has her own kids' fishing pole, a Spongebob Squarepants edition fishing pole! We'll put the new line in, go get some licenses and spend some time fishing soon enough.
When we got back from Wal-Mart, it was time for another first with Madison: Monopoly. This past Christmas, Santa got her a "Brave" themed Monopoly board. Late this afternoon, we dragged that out and began to teach Madison how to play a bit. She caught on pretty quick to certain concepts, and it was funny watching her deviously laugh when someone would land on a spot and owe her money. One thing that's great about this game is the concept of paying, and owing. Also, the concept of making change is big too. We were doing a lot of paying back and forth tonight, and as with most Monopoly games Daddy has ever played, we never finished. It had been going on for a good while, and was a lot of fun too. But we didn't want to play so late as to miss our movie!
Tonight we showed Madison the new "Alice in Wonderland" for the first time. Yes, there was popcorn! It's still a great movie - and it's one that has had a big influence on our lives when you think about it. Madison was dressing up as Alice so long ago, and we had these two months of the "Alice" theme at KidPak for a while. Anyway, there are a few rough patches here and there, but Madison was never scared. It's like she was in the water - somewhat over her head from time to time, but still fearless.
Before bed, there she was at the table, drawing again. She's been drawing from her "Brave" book a lot lately. There are some example pages that show you how to draw basic things like clocks, dresses or balloons. She's been imitating those, and practicing her drawing, getting better and better. Daddy is just thrilled at all this practice. From tennis to piano to drawing to even ballet: she's just getting better and better.
Speaking of which, the water was comfortable. Not cold at all! The day was perfect - we sat in the shade under an umbrella, and watched as Madison had fun in the kids' pool. It has a big mushroom on it that pours down water on all sides. Madison enjoyed having fun with the other kids as we looked on.
We returned for lunch a bit later, but just after that Madison and Daddy actually went back to the area to try out the tennis courts. She is getting better and better with the racket. Can you believe she's actually serving the ball over the net now? First try too!
She and Daddy actually left the tennis courts for a bit to go to Wal-Mart in Dawsonville. There, we picked up some popcorn, because we knew that later we'd be watching a movie. Got to have popcorn for that. Meanwhile, Mommy was getting cleaned up, and cleaning up the house a bit. Another thing Daddy and Madison picked up was fishing line. This afternoon, we assembled all the ingredients for a fishing expedition. Madison even has her own kids' fishing pole, a Spongebob Squarepants edition fishing pole! We'll put the new line in, go get some licenses and spend some time fishing soon enough.
When we got back from Wal-Mart, it was time for another first with Madison: Monopoly. This past Christmas, Santa got her a "Brave" themed Monopoly board. Late this afternoon, we dragged that out and began to teach Madison how to play a bit. She caught on pretty quick to certain concepts, and it was funny watching her deviously laugh when someone would land on a spot and owe her money. One thing that's great about this game is the concept of paying, and owing. Also, the concept of making change is big too. We were doing a lot of paying back and forth tonight, and as with most Monopoly games Daddy has ever played, we never finished. It had been going on for a good while, and was a lot of fun too. But we didn't want to play so late as to miss our movie!
Tonight we showed Madison the new "Alice in Wonderland" for the first time. Yes, there was popcorn! It's still a great movie - and it's one that has had a big influence on our lives when you think about it. Madison was dressing up as Alice so long ago, and we had these two months of the "Alice" theme at KidPak for a while. Anyway, there are a few rough patches here and there, but Madison was never scared. It's like she was in the water - somewhat over her head from time to time, but still fearless.
Before bed, there she was at the table, drawing again. She's been drawing from her "Brave" book a lot lately. There are some example pages that show you how to draw basic things like clocks, dresses or balloons. She's been imitating those, and practicing her drawing, getting better and better. Daddy is just thrilled at all this practice. From tennis to piano to drawing to even ballet: she's just getting better and better.
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