Cute things kids say

As we left church this morning, Peanut asked me, "Did you shake the Lord's hand?".  Buggy and I had left right after the service instead of staying and listening to the announcements because he was getting antsy and making too much noise, so we walked out before Peanut and Daddy.  She was talking about the Pastor, but I thought it was pretty cute....I guess Pastor got a promotion today ;-)

Conversations in the Car

Peanut was so insightful in the car this morning!  Here are a few gems from our trip to school:

She saw an airplane flying overhead but it was up much higher than we usually see them flying over our house.  It was so high you couldn't really make out the shape of it, just that there was something flying overhead and the jet stream behind it.  She announced that she saw a rocket flying, and when I asked her if she thought it might be an airplane she responded with, "No, I don't think so, I don't see the wings.  Airplanes have wings, but rockets don't."

We were then talking about where the "rocket" might be going, and Peanut said that maybe the rocket was heading to the moon, or maybe a planet.  She said maybe Planet Earth, but that Earth was not a good planet.  When I asked why, she said because there were bad guys on Earth (Daddy has been playing quite a bit of video games lately).  She didn't realize that Earth is the planet we live on, so we talked about how there are some bad guys but there are many more good guys, and that the police officers take care of the bad guys.  

I will have to keep trying to think of the other items she brought up.  Unfortunately my memory is not great these days and I wasn't able to write down the stories right away.  I'll keep trying to remember!

Cute Kid Moments/Quotes

"Oh, mudpies!" (In place of shoot or dang it) -Peanut

"I'm Rockstar M---, and I'm ready to roll!" -Peanut

We played a family game of Candy Land today and Buggy got really excited for the cards that had the treats on them.  Then he subsequently became very disappointed upon realizing he did not, in fact, get to eat them.  Hilariously adorable.

Kid Updates

Buggy is finally saying some more words.  This is what he has been saying recently:

Mama
Mommy
Dada
Dat (That)
Hi
Wee! (sooooo adorable.  I smile EVERY TIME)
Duh (Down)
Ock (Sock)
Uh Oh
Aww
Dog


Peanut is doing an amazing job with swimming and is learning both the arms and legs portions of breaststroke. She passed level 2 and has been moved into level 3 - those classes start in a few weeks.  Her backstroke has gotten so so so much better in the past few weeks and so has her streamline.

Peanut is loving dance class, although I am not 100% sold on it yet.  I'm hoping my concerns are only a result of this being the start of a new year, but only time will tell.

I tried to sign Buggy up for gymnastics, but the class was full so we added our name to the wait list.  Hopefully things will work out and he will be able to have fun in class soon.  He loves going in for open gym and checking everything out.

Tomorrow the hub and I have tickets to the football game and his brother and his brother's fiance have agreed to drive up and watch the kids for us.  I am so excited but I think we will probably freeze - it is supposed to be crazy cold here tomorrow.  This will be the first time his brother and his fiance will have watched the kids so that's exciting too....I think the kids are going to be very happy!

Swim Progress!

Peanut is doing awesome with swim lessons - last week she dove in from a standing position for the first time on her own, unprompted.  The instructor had four kids in her class, Peanut was by far the most advanced, and was asking the kids to jump in.  While she was trying to coax one little boy who was scared to jump in, Peanut just put her hands in streamline and went for the dive!  I think everyone at the pool was amazed - she had just practiced a seated dive the week before and figured things out on her own and did it.  So so proud :).  It usually takes kids a long time to get over the fear of diving and she just went with it.

This week she made huge strides again.  Due to the huge difference in ability the week before, they rearranged classes and Peanut got a private lesson this week.  In a span of two minutes, she learned how to do the breaststroke kick.  AWESOME!  So proud of my kiddo and so glad that she loves the water!

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Side Note -
Last night I asked Peanut what her favorite activity was (preschool, gymnastics, dance, swimming) and she did not hesitate for one second before saying dance class.  I'm so glad it's living up to her excitement before we started!

First Dance Class

Last Thursday was Peanut's first dance class - it was a huge hit, although she wasn't completely ready to leave at the end of a half hour.  She absolutely loved it and is looking forward to going back again this week.  The class is pretty full, I think around 8 kids with 3 teachers - Miss Megan, Miss Catherine, and Miss ______.  Miss Megan is expecting in November so she will likely be missing for a chunk of time in the middle of the dance "season".

Most of the kids in Peanut's class did the mommy & me class last year, but Peanut was not behind due to not enrolling last year.  I think gymnastics helped prepare her for the athletic side of things and the couple weeks of Preschool so far has prepared her for the social aspect.

For their first day they did pizza feet, plies and relevé.  They also did a crazy dance, stretching, and some tumbling (somersaults and crab walk).  I'm thrilled she liked it because she was really looking forward to it.  We can't wait to go back this week!

Fall Swim Lessons

Fall swim lessons for Peanut started tonight.  We would have done them for Buggy, too, but his were only offered on Saturday mornings and we wanted to avoid that.  The pool is open during Peanut's lessons, so he can always practice while she is in lesson.

She did fantastically today - she did a seated dive for the first time and it was awesome!  She also did much better at the backstroke than she was doing even at the end of the summer session, and she also worked on breathing during the freestyle the correct way.  That's going to take a while to conquer, but she has a good start on it anyway.

Tomorrow is Peanut's first dance class and she is beyond excited.  We got her outfits and her hair accessories, and we are planning to pick up the shoes at the dance studio.  I hope she loves it because she has been looking forward to starting dance class FOREVER.  We watch dance shows together and she imitates the performances.  Fingers crossed for a fantastic initial lesson!