Sunday, May 30, 2010

cincinnati gymnastics





greta had her last gymnastics class this past friday. she has been taking for a while now, but we are going to take the summer off and probably start up again in the fall. it has been so fantastic....i really can't say enough about it. she LOVES going. in fact i am feeling a little guilty for not sending her in the summer.
and while i'm not sure she's the next mary lou (or nastia or whoever), it's so much fun to watch her have so much fun. she LOVES her teacher miss katie. she talks about her friends from class all week, especially olivia and andrew who have been in the class with her since she started. it's so neat to watch her climb the rope wall or walk the balance beam. and to watch her on the trampoline is still hilarious. and as a parent it makes me proud to see her listen to another adult, be kind to other kids, and to be able to follow a circuit pretty well. i had no idea she would get these skills from gymnastics.




i took these pictures on my phone, so they're not the best. check her out on the rings and on a few of the beams. and the picture at the top is the class with miss katie singing the CGA song. greta loves to sing and after the very first class, she was asking me to sing the song with her. so for the next few weeks, i had to really concentrate so that i could hear the song and memorize it. "try try try again, do your best today!" that's the part of the song we like the best.

who dey!



Friday, May 28, 2010

drool much?



"beans"



greta has really been into playing pretend lately. sometimes she pretends that random objects are her friend named "beans". today, "beans" was a jar of frosting. these pictures are of her reading a book to beans. after she finished reading, she said, "what do you want to do now beans? do you want to go on a trip?" and so they did.

Monday, May 24, 2010

otto walks some more....



i took this video today of otto walking. man, is he getting fast. so fast in fact that he still seems pretty unsteady on his feet. so cute.

naptime


on sunday we headed to the zoo. it was hot and crowded. everyone was ready for some lounging on the couch when we got home....

in the yard




greta and otto have been enjoying helping joe in the yard. and by helping, i mean getting wet and dirty. greta and joe have also planted a garden this year, which is starting to really grow! more on that in a later post.