Calah is constantly amazing me. As a 2nd grader, she is doing wonderfully. I think her class is challenging her this year, and that is a good thing. I notice her working harder and wanting to practice and learn more. The other day, she brought home math flash cards. She really wants Mommy, Daddy, Gabe, the neighbor boy and his mom to all play "Around the World". She cracks me up. I guess I'll have to come up with a fun game to play with her.
She consistantly brings home perfect school work and spelling tests. I am really proud of her. I hope that she continues her love of learning and wants to keep it up.
And reading....this kid LOVES to read! The only thing is that she reads, like, 4 chapter books at once. We find them lying all over the house! Oh, what a problem to have! She loves Junie B, Pony Pals, and Ramona (I am soooo excited about that one!) Little House the Prairie is her favorite series. She has read the first 3 and can't wait to read the rest. She even will play "Little House in the Big Woods" with her friends. She tells them if they are Mary or Ma or Baby Carrie and then tells them what they need to do to help feed the animals or make the food. I'm not sure that her friends have read the books, or have any idea what she is talking about, but she enjoys it. I am going to make it a point this spring for her to see the tapped maple trees. Little House has her fascinated with making of maple syrup.
This year we skipped soccer and just stuck to dance and swimming lessons. I think that it has saved our family a lot of headaches. Calah didn't seem to mind too much. She would rather dance. And she is quite the dancer. She is always telling me, "Mom, my talent is dancing". This kid has never complained about going to dance or said she didn't want to go. Every week, she is so excited to put on her leotard and go dancing. She dances at a wonderful studio with wonderful teachers. Calah loves them, too! They learn all sorts of ballet terms, that I don't understand, but she will repeat them and show me what she needs to do all week long. This winter, the moms are taking the girls in her dance class to see "The Nutcracker". I can't wait to see her watch the ballerinas with their toe shoes and tutus. She loves toes shoes (but I think that will change if she ever gets to the point of wearing them!) I have never seen this ballet..I'm excited, too.
Calah is also doing well in swimming. She's a fish, like her mom. The smallest one in her class, but she holds her own. I love to watch her get stronger every week. Now, if she will just quit trying to talk to the teacher while she is swimming, I think she would get stronger, faster.
On top of every thing else, she seems to get along with everyone at school and the sitters. She is pretty happy most of the time and I can't believe how fast she is growing up. More and more, the time I spend with her really is grown up girl time. I just have to enjoy the time now...before she gets any bigger.
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