Chasing Rainbows

Tonight after skating lessons, we left the rink and there were two beautiful rainbows! We stood there for a while and admired them before loading up in the car to head home. On the way home, Natalie suggested that we try to find an end to see if we can capture one of the pots of gold: as she put it, "There are four rainbow ends, Mom! We should be able to find ONE of them and get a pot of gold!" Love that logic! =) So we took a bit of a detour and tried to find one end of the two rainbows to see if we could get our hands on one of those elusive pots of gold. The leprechauns were too sneaky though and the rainbows disappeared before we could find any ends. It was a good, imaginative 10-15 minutes of pure silliness!

Some more documentation.....

Three quick stories/documentations to remember!

1.
Alexis's first day of preschool was very successful! They had the first day as a Mommy and Me day and only an hour for the kids to get used to the room and teachers. Alexis did wonderfully!!! I did learn that she's beyond her age in logic though. While playing in the kitchen area with one of her teachers, she was washing the dishes. When her teacher asked if she helps wash the dishes at home, Alexis responded, "Why would I do that? That's what Mommy does!" Sigh, glad I'm good at my job!

2.
Alexis is loving school so far, but I have to admit that when she got back on the first day I was very worried that she would be bored and not stimulated enough to keep her engaged. When I asked how her day went, she replied, very disappointedly, "We had a good day, Mom. But all we did today was sing the ABCs and count to 10. I already know that, Mom. When will we learn things?" The next day she got off the bus, and excitedly said before I even asked, "We learned things today, Mom! We learned new songs and got to do art!" I was just a bit relieved!

3.
Natalie is still doing her roller skating lessons, and is still loving them. There are days, though, that she struggles with things more than others (which everyone experiences). On one of these types of days she was really struggling with a new spin and was getting so discouraged with it that I could tell that she was about to shut down. Her teacher gave her a quick break, and Natalie came over to me and said that she was feeling frustrated, but she felt like she was in a funk and couldn't get out of it and that that was what was holding her back. Then she closed her eyes, took a few deep breaths and then opened them again. I was shocked at the difference in her eyes. They were sparkling again, and then she said, "There, the funk is gone!" She got up, went back out to her teacher and after a few more tries, she got the spin down! I was so proud!!!!

Moments Like These

There are some special moments in life, especially a mother's, that are worth documenting and sharing. All too often, I share the stories with a few people, but don't actually document them. I'm going to try to do a better job with that here. Documenting the moments in my life that I want to remember years down the road, when I'm old and senial, or when the girls want to hear stories of their childhood, I'll actually have something to share. So, here is the first one, a pretty special moment that happened this morning and about had me in tears.

Lately, as the girls are getting older, they have been arguing a lot more. That's normal for siblings... right? But sometimes, I have to wonder how they actually love each other. From now on, during these moments, I'll have to keep this morning in mind. We're at the bottom of the hill waiting for the bus. It is raining, HARD. The bus comes and the girls get out of the car. Natalie takes her sister's hand with one hand, and with the other, she holds her bag over Alexis's head so she won't get wet with the rain. Then as they (awkwardly) walk to the bus, Natalie helps Alexis up that very high, first step of the bus. I watch in awe as I see Natalie make sure her sister is seated on the bus before she goes and sits down in her own seat. Talk about a GREAT big sister! I love how Natalie takes such care of her little sister when it counts the most. Today made me realize just how much she does care for Alexis, and it's nice to know, I know Natalie will be there for Alexis whenever she needs her... and vice versa!

I have a backload of stories to document, but they'll have to wait until another day. But keep checking back for stories like these.... short, quick, one shot special moments!