We have an Olympian on our Hands!

Saturday was Mallory's first soccer game and I think Jared was more excited for the game than she was. He is thrilled that she is taking a break from dance to play soccer. He has been working with her on the two rules of soccer:
1. No Hands
2. No Crying!!!
They have been practicing dribbling the ball and right before the game he taught her to take people out. She was convinced it was okay until her Nana told her it wasn't very nice. Now every time Jared tries to tell her it's okay in soccer she says, "But my Nana said it wasn't nice." (I think that him having a boy is going to be a really good thing).
In the warm ups before the game every time it was her turn to shoot a goal she would kick it in the net and then look to the sidelines and wait for the applause and praise. She really likes to be in front of people and "perform". Mallory did really good in her game until the end when she fell down and got kicked in the head. Then it was all over. A little boy from her primary class is on her team and after she got hurt he had his mom bring him over so he could make sure she was okay. It was so sweet. She is determined to score a goal, all week she has been talking about the other kids that scored a goal and she is going to do it at her next game.

Mallory and McKenlie after the game enjoying their post game treats.

Mallory Starts Preschool

Her first day of school. Mallory and Lily just before we left for school.
On August 19 Mallory started preschool. (I know I am a little behind on the posts!) She is so excited and asks me everyday if she gets to go to school, she has been asking since last school year when it was her turn to go to school. Her teacher is Mrs. Steiner and she goes on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. She has loved every minute of it. She has started bringing home books to read and gets so excited when she gets through a tough word or finishes a page. Lily loves to have Mallory read her stories. We definitely have had our moments of frustration when she can't get a specific word but for the most part she is in heaven. Mallory in her classroom

Mallory in her chair coloring her first school picture.

Look Mom I Can Swim!

For the last 3 weeks the girls have been taking swimming lessons. They are taking lessons at the same private pool I took at when I was little. It is fun to go back to places I went when I was little and remember the fun times. They have absolutely loved every minute of it. When it is not a day we have lessons they beg to go swimming. It is amazing how much they can learn in 3 weeks. Both of them are going off the diving board and can swim short distances without help. I haven't seen Lily swim by herself but her teacher tells me that she can.
Mallory had a hard time staying on the step when it wasn't her turn to swim with her teacher so she spent at least one of her turns sitting on the side of the pool. It took her 2 weeks but she was successful at sitting on the step for her entire lesson. She was so proud of herself when her lessons were over she wanted to call her dad right away and tell him she sat on the step the whole time. She asked Jared "can we go in my room and talk about it but this time leave the door open and Lily could even come in too." Jared and Mal have spent a lot of time in her room talking about how it's important to listen and obey. She also wanted to call her Nana and everyone that she knew to tell them how good she did at swimming lessons. It was so fun to have her so excited about something good she did. I hope she can be that excited after her last lesson today.

The hardest part of swimming lessons for Lily was waiting for 1/2 hour for her lessons to start.



Practicing on the side of the pool

Mallory jumping off the diving board

Lily would always put her arms above her head like she was going to dive and then swing her arms back and jumpThe Big Jump