You gotta love four year-olds!!
Monday, August 30, 2010
It's Official
Today is Morgan's first official day of preschool! You may remember in June when I posted pictures of her moving up to the pre-k classroom at daycare. She is now officially on the roles as a student in the county (which also means a reduced fee at daycare....whew!). Here's our preschooler, ready for her first day. And yeah, I know her shoes are on the wrong feet...that's just how she rolls!
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Our Soccer Gal
Today was Morgan's first day of soccer! We decided that this might be a way for her to learn to make some new friends as well as run off some of her (ever increasing) energy. She plays on a "team" but for the under 6 age group there aren't games, in the traditional sense. They spend the first 30 minutes working on basic skills and the last 30 minutes playing some 3-on-3. What they should really call the last part of practics is "cyclone soccer" where all of the children run at the ball willy-nilly. It was cute!
Morgan didn't really want to participate this morning. She hugged her Daddy's leg most of the practice and had to be coaxed off his leg with a juice box. She did get to kick the ball some (see video below). I am hopeful that Monday she will feel a little more comfortable and she'll participate more. She won't have Daddy's leg to hug during practice at least!
Here she is all decked out in her soccer equipment. A friend let her borrow the shin guards and shoes. Her shoes are too big so we'll need to get her a pair, but the shin guards will work out great!
At the soccer field, she insisted on sitting on Daddy's lap during stretch warm-up.
She got to be the goalie for a series, but wasn't too sure about it.
Morgan didn't really want to participate this morning. She hugged her Daddy's leg most of the practice and had to be coaxed off his leg with a juice box. She did get to kick the ball some (see video below). I am hopeful that Monday she will feel a little more comfortable and she'll participate more. She won't have Daddy's leg to hug during practice at least!
Here she is all decked out in her soccer equipment. A friend let her borrow the shin guards and shoes. Her shoes are too big so we'll need to get her a pair, but the shin guards will work out great!
At the soccer field, she insisted on sitting on Daddy's lap during stretch warm-up.
She got to be the goalie for a series, but wasn't too sure about it.
Finally toward the end of practice she started to have fun.
We'll keep you updated as our future striker (or sweeper like her Big DB) begins her soccer career. Stay tuned!
We'll keep you updated as our future striker (or sweeper like her Big DB) begins her soccer career. Stay tuned!Friday, August 20, 2010
My Music Box Dancer
This is the prettiest dance I have ever seen....I think she might be ready for ballet!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Morgan's Boyfriend
For the past few months Morgan has been talking alot about Coen, a little boy from her class at day care. Apparently she and Coen are inseparable when at school. The teachers giggle about them, telling me that Coen is Morgan's boyfriend. Coen's mom also says that Coen talks a lot about Morgan and she was the only girl he cared about coming to his birthday party, which was Sunday.
When Morgan arrived at the party, Coen gave her a hug AND a kiss! Patrick just about fainted :) They rode a lot of rides together, and during the few times where Coen would be doing something different Morgan was always looking to see where he was. Here they are riding the tea cup ride at Valley Worlds of Fun in Fairmont.
One of the rides Morgan would NOT go on with Coen was the bumper boats. She didn't want to get her pretty dress wet (those are her words). While Coen was in the water, Morgan tried her hand at putt-putt golf for the first time.
Morgan was very excited to give Coen his gifts, which he had offered to let her help him open. I thought that was awfully sweet of him!
I think Morgan had a really fun time at the party and was already looking forward to seeing Coen at school on Monday.
When Morgan arrived at the party, Coen gave her a hug AND a kiss! Patrick just about fainted :) They rode a lot of rides together, and during the few times where Coen would be doing something different Morgan was always looking to see where he was. Here they are riding the tea cup ride at Valley Worlds of Fun in Fairmont.
One of the rides Morgan would NOT go on with Coen was the bumper boats. She didn't want to get her pretty dress wet (those are her words). While Coen was in the water, Morgan tried her hand at putt-putt golf for the first time.
Morgan was very excited to give Coen his gifts, which he had offered to let her help him open. I thought that was awfully sweet of him!
I think Morgan had a really fun time at the party and was already looking forward to seeing Coen at school on Monday. Monday, August 9, 2010
Pool Party Fun
Over the weekend Morgan got to attend a birthday party for her friend, Carina, at the Grafton pool. Our little water baby was thrilled to be able to go swimming, both in the "castle" (baby) pool and in the big pool with her Daddy. She is becoming less and less afraid of the water. This time she repeatedly put her head under the water and was jumping off the side of the pool with reckless abandon. It is my goal to find more time for her to spend in the pool the remainder of the year since we have a membership to the WVU student rec center, which has an indoor pool. Hopefully we'll have many more fun times at the pool. Morgan will definitely be taking swim lessons next summer.
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