Now We are Six: My Little Fish

Monday, May 23, 2011

My Little Fish

Swim Lessons 2011

Week 1: +/- 90 degrees every day, no tears, lots of hard work and learning going on

Week 2: a cool front came through, +/- 80 degrees, lots of tears and anxiety about the water, blue lips, struggled to learn new things

After 8 lessons, I am delighted about all that Eli accomplished and how he persevered despite the less-than-desirable conditions in week 2. This year I hoped Eli would learn to take breaths while swimming so that he could be more independent in the pool, and he did.

I am so proud of his hard work and in love with his beautiful swimming stroke. Now I just hope that he retains it all and continues to improve.

Great job, Eli! So proud of you!!

1 comment:

JillMay 25, 2011 at 4:24 PM
What a great video KT!! Go Eli!! They are all awesome!! Im trying to keep my kids in the pool so they don't lose it!!
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My Kids Say the Darndest Things

Whenever Mommy says "We'll see" or "Maybe,"

Jude responds:

"Think about it and say YES."

4.04.14

I am sorry I hit you, Mommy. There was a bad guy on your face.

- Jude

10.30.13

I am not a ball, Daddy.

- Jude

10.13.13

Go Gators! You are Umi-riffic!

- Jude

10.12.13

I will never be a robber. I will only steal your love. I am a robber of your heart.

- Eli

09.13

Excuse me, Mommy. Excuse

me. Excuse me, Mommy.

Excuse me. Excuse me. I like

Transformers....

....in the afternoon....

....and I like you.

- Jude

09.18.13

"Dinner isn't good Mommy.

It is phenomenal!"

-Eli

9.08.13

Jude knows not to push

the alarm button (the one

that looks like a bell) in an

elevator. We call it the

"n0-no button." While

driving, I hear Jude say,

"There's the no-no sign,

Mommy." I look over and

see Taco Bell.

8.30.13

Jude was wearing a fish

shirt and in an

argumentative mood;

saying the opposite

of anything I said, so I

tried to distract him and

asked what was on his

shirt....without skipping

a beat, "Not a fish!"

4.30.13

While at a parade and

hearing rhythmic

clapping, Jude asked,

"Are they 'Happy

and they know it?'"

4.06.13

On Easter morning,

M: What do you want for

breakfast? Eggs? Grits?

Cereal?

Jude (with a huge smile

and throwing his arms

up high): Candy!!!

3.31.13

On the drive home from

Kindergarten (week 3)

"She's my new friend.

Actually, I think we are

falling in love."

9.06.12

"I remember I did that
yester-night."
10.19.11

After talking about our back-
up fire escape plan, "What
was our front-up plan again?"
9.23.11

"Dentists are like ninjas
because they wear a mask
over their face."
8.21.11

Commenting on the fact that
I had run out of hands to
hold anything else, "You have
bald hands."
6.15.11

M: What are you working on?
E: A Caesar salad making robot.
4.25.11

Waking up with a fat lip,
"My lip feels crooked"
2.14.11

After playing his drums,
"Didn't that sound like Rush?"
1.03.11

Upon walking out and
seeing what gifts had been
left beneath the tree, "Whoa!
That is too many presents."
12.25.10

On the way out of town for
Christmas...changing up the
words to Santa Claus is
Coming to Town, "He knows
if you have moved. He knows
if you are there."
12.24.10

"My favorite kind of ice
cream is chocolate with
sprinkles. My favorite kind
of doughnut is chocolate with
sprinkles. My favorite kind
of beer is root."
10.2010

"God talks to me, but
sometimes I forget to listen.
That is when I make bad
choices."
10.9.10

After watching Roy Halladay
pitch a no-hitter, Daddy
explained how it is a big deal
because he didn't let any
batters get a hit. E's response:
"He's not being very nice."
10.6.10

Seeing and laughing at a
tractor parked under the
playground shelter at school:
Mommy: That's hilarious.
E: Yes, and it is very funny.
8.20.10

"You mean God is stronger
than Superman?"
8.20.10

When asked what was up with
all Mardi Gras-style beads
around his neck, "I just wanted
to be pretty."
8.9.10

On the way to go eat at
5 Guys, "Do you know why
it's called a 'hamburger?'
'Cause you eat it with your
hands!"
7.25.10

"Mommy, which hand is
my boo-boo on again?"
he says after insisting
he needs a band-aid it
hurts so badly.
7.12.10

After the first day of VBS, "I
forgot my friend-making
powers today."
6.14.10

While watching a baseball
game, "I don't like outs.
I like ins."
6.12.10

After eating a lot for dinner,
"It looks like I've got a
Jellybean in my tummy."
6.2010

E: Does Jellybean have
clothes inside your tummy?
M: No.
E: You mean Jellybean is
gonna come out NAKED?
05.2010

Uncle Digger (a.k.a Uncle
Doug) asked Eli to hand him
his jeans,"You mean these big,
fat ones?"
2.26.10

While talking about MeeMaw's
passing, "When you get to
Heaven, you are alive again."
2.24.10

After I told Eli another car was
a jerk, "That car is a jerk
cause their parents didn't give
them a lotta hugs when they
were little."
12.02.09

Praying for a safe trip, "Lord,
Jesus, please keep MeMaw and
Pap Pap safe from bad guys....
and dinosaurs....and gorillas.
Amen."
11.25.09

"When I grow up, I'm gonna
be a mommy."
09.09.09

While looking up at a half
moon, "It's broken."
08.29.09

Picking him up after his first
day of preschool, "Mommy, I
was so worried about you!"
(insert the sound of Mommy's
heart swelling here!)
08.26.09

That's pretty good, Mommy.
No, that's a lotta good!

While driving in the car &
remembering colors of
different things he had seen
earlier, "I am so smart.
Thank you!"

Aunt Kristi put his hat on
before heading down to the
beach. "I'm cute!"

After being told "no" because
we had already listened to
"The Rocketship" song 5
times, "Mommy, you hurt
my feelings."

Sitting in morning traffic
and merging onto the
interstate, "Watch out for
jerks, Mommy!"

While pointing to his new
tricycle as we head out the
door, "I coming this!"

Through tears as the nurses
are finishing his shots, "No,
thank you! No, thank you!"

Mommy whispers in Eli's
ear as she often does, "I
love you!" Eli responds,
"I know."

Taking off Mommy's shoe
in church and sniffing,
"OOOO-WEEE Mommy!
Stinky piggies!!"