It's hard to put into words the amazing transformations and daily miracles that I see in my beautiful children. I know it's not fair to gush repeatedly about them. Boring for the reader or listener, I know. But it's how I feel.
Today was visiting day at JCC Day Camp for Julia & Libi. I got to see Libi at instructional swim and Art, and Julia at Art and Hockey. Julia is at an age of real development. She is in a group of 24 six year old girls (many of whom will be in Perelman with her next year!). It's no longer pure and innocent reactions and relationships to everything. These girls are already influenced by the world in their attitudes, their speech, their perspectives. But it's so different from Libi's age. At Julia's age they TRY, they're trying to hold the hockey stick correctly, they're trying to tell an interesting story (instead of just stream of consciousness). It seems that this specific group of girls is so nice; really friendly.
Libi's group is about 20 4-5 year olds, mostly boys, and it's crazy! Libi has found a couple of girl friends in the mix, but I didn't meet them today. Libi still clings to me when I visit her at camp/school. I'm not yet able to see her in the way she acts when I'm not around. I hear that she's fun and goofy, and sometimes loud! I'd love to see that Libi. Unfortunately I get the Libi who vies for my attention with whining and defiance. Poor little middle child.... But I did see her swim with her face in the water, and jump into the pool!
Marigold spent both of the art classes drawing with crayons on paper on the floor. She was happy as a clam and ignored the total chaos that filled the rest of the room! Please note, she's 19 months old! And she spent 40 minutes coloring by herself!! Marigold loves shoes and putting on clothes! She goes crazy when laundry is all over the floor, trying on underwear and bathing suits and shorts. She can put on some of her own shoes (usually her crocs). She wants to do whatever her sisters are doing, so if they put on bathing suits for camp, she wants to wear one too. Usually I let her do it--why not?
I think it's important to concentrate on the children because if I look around at my falling-apart house, or the clutter and chaos in my own world I'll get depressed. The children deserve me and everything I have!
I am glad you are enjoying them - when I visited Ronin at Daycare I saw all the other children looking at the door for the parents and Ronin was simply focused on the activity at hand. It is sweet to see then outside of who they are with mommy or daddy around. Enjoy!
ReplyDeletexo, Candi