swimming on!

we decided to keep the momentum going and sign evie up for a pre-school swim class at ucsf (where mike works and she goes to pre-school). i was nervous that we would have trouble getting a spot, but it turned out to be a breeze. looking forward to taking her to the pool on sunday mornings.

the sunshine state!

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thanks to mom and dad for hosting us for eight (short for us/long for them) days in florida. special bonuses:

fourth birthday chock full of family with aunties, uncle, cousins and grandparents


tons of pool time (including going all the way underwater)


spring baseball with the cousins


ice cream sundae with sprinkles and a cherry on top


first sleepover


birthday mani/pedi


golf cart rides to see gators


thanks mom and dad for all the hospitality!

too long

we were putting shoes on to go to school this morning and evie complained that she wanted to go to florida instead. i reminded her that we would be going in two days. she looked sad, lip protruding and said "it's too long till i see her". i think grandma has someone under her spell.

first day on skates

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evie's friend inara decided she wanted an ice skating party for her fourth birthday. evie was thrilled by the idea. me, i was pretty nervous about strapping on the blades after so many years.

evie and her friends had a blast putting on the skates and playing around before we got on the ice. then we got out on the ice. evie was not so keen on her feet sliding around under her, but the people at the rink had a little lesson for the kids. they scattered a bunch of small toys around the ice and told the kids to pick them up and put them in a bucket.

evie was doing great. getting around the ice, picking stuff up, then she slipped and took a big fall on her tush. she was not happy. she pleaded with me to bring her in, but i had her stay out for another minute, then went in with her.

we got a drink of water, talked about things, then went back out on the ice again. she was not so pleased with me. i made her skate across the rink (holding my hand) the short way and back. she did great, but she was done.

that was the end of her skating that day, but not the end for me. it felt great to get out and skate around the ice. i surprised myself that i was steady on my feet. skating, no problem. stopping, hey, we don't really need to stop.

at one point i looked around and all but two of the kids had given up on skating and the rink was filled with moms. pretty nice.

best part was when i came back in and evie threw her arms around me and told me what a good job i did. i love a little encouragement.

hard labor

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someone gave evie a beautiful glittery pencil. said pencil resulted in additional wall decoration. someone got their first taste of hard labor.