Odds and Ends from Last Week

We had what seemed to be an inordinately busy week last week, although to be honest I am hard pressed to remember what we did. Thought I would start this post with a Crazy Moo shot, to symbolize all the craziness! I may have mentioned previously that Dad picks up the girls on Wednesdays, and this Wed he surprised them by taking them fishing at a local catch and release pond.

The Bean, who has never fished before, caught a wide-mouth bass on her first cast, and then caught two more fish. Dad said that at first this did not sit well with the Moo, but she perked up later as she started to get some nibbles as well.



Please note that if Mom had been the one taking them fishing, there would have been no shots of little ones holding slimy fish in their hands!












It ended up being so nice this weekend that we broke out the wading pool and slip-n-slide for the girls, who always enjoy having a "water park" in the backyard. Not sure how much our neighbors enjoy it, but we try to do it while they are at work so that the very loud sounds of merriment don't ruin anyone's dinner.
The picture above is the reason why Mom is always telling the Moo she needs to eat. She is 90th percentile for height but only 50th for weight . There are days when she eats like a horse, but unfortunately not enough of them to keep up with her growth spurts.



At any rate, a great time in the pool and at the pond was had by all. We got news this week that there will be an LCDS lower school track meet on 16 May that the Moo will be competing in that we are really looking forward to. There will be 10 events, and although the Moo informs me that she is only the second faster runner in her class, she claims she has the long jump in the bag. She also has a strategy for taking out John, the fastest runner: she said she is going to try and get him really tired before the races start. Dad and I had a long talk to her about the importance of doing our best vice needing to win all the time, and we are working on a strategy for harnessing her competitive spirit in more productive ways. Nothing wrong with wanting to win as long you know how to lose and not let it destroy all the joy of competing. Wish us luck with that one!


We are supposed to get word on the Bean's transition this week so we should have more to report on that front soon. She had a great week at school and continues to just be our little imp. Her swimming is coming along great, and we lucked out in that this semester there is only one other girl in her swim class, so she gets lots of one on one time with the instructor. She has her "big circle arms" down, she just needs to get the legs going.