Last Days of Summer...

It is so sad for us that summer is ending. My baby is a water baby, like me. We love to swim and we will miss being able to when fall is upon us. I had to post this beautiful photo of Andrina waiting for more swimming fun.

Day Out with Thomas 2010

Andrina's newest obsession is Thomas and Friends. She is as much into them as 3 year old who loves them is. Tom and I indulged her and spent over $60 so the 3 of us could take a 20 minute train ride on Thomas himself this afternoon. It was a huge hit! Andrina loved it! Can you tell from the pictures?

Good Morning!

Here is how Andrina greeted me this morning:
"Good morning Mama, I'm happy to see you"
AWWWW! My child so has my heart! How sweet is that?

Art

This morning Andrina and I went to her Gymboree Art class as our usual Saturday morning activity. With one of the art projects, the children were supposed to trace large shapes on construction paper with creamy crayons. It sounds very simple but for all the kids who are 2 or 3 years old, it's not. Well, it took a few tries but Andrina was able to trace a square all by herself! She ran the crayon along each of the four sides and traced it. I know that was a big deal for following directions and improving her fine motor skills.

Another project involved drawing with a white crayon on white paper then covering it with very watered-down water color paint. The consistency of it was so thin that it was as thin as water. Andrina was able to paint the entire paper after coloring it. There literally were no white spaces left when she was done.

I just noticed so much improvement in her ability to follow directions today and in her development. It was exciting for me to be able to watch her develop right before my eyes!