Emma doing the back stroke Emma holding her breath
[Continue reading...]Emma Swim Class #2 Videos
September 8, 2008
Swim Class #2
September 8, 2008
Last weeks swim lesson was canceled because her instructor was sick. We took Emma to the pool anyway and swam with her to practice the skills she had learned in her first lesson. When we attended her second lesson today, Emma’s skill had improved. It’s quite amazing because we can see visible improvements from one […]
[Continue reading...]Emma’s 1st Swim Lesson
September 3, 2008
I know I have said it several times already but Emma really loves water in all shapes and forms. She loves to drink it, touch it, splash it, soak in it, submerse herself in it, bathe in it, etc. As a result, today we started Emma in swimming lessons. It’s the most introductory of courses […]
[Continue reading...]Disney World Adventure 2008
September 2, 2008
We recently returned from Florida where we visited Grandma Aldona who broke her arm in a fall. She was hospitalized for approximately 10 days and had two surgeries to mend her wounds. She is now back home recovering. We are praying for her. On our way home we stopped in Orlando so that Emma could […]
[Continue reading...]Emma’s Sweet Tooth
August 5, 2008
Today Emma refused to eat her regular, healthy food because all she wants to eat is junk food. We told her that if she doesn’t eat her dinner, she doesn’t get dessert. While Mark and I were cleaning up the kitchen after dinner, Emma hid in the cabinet next to the dishwasher. She does this […]
[Continue reading...]Emma’s Tech Tip – Twitter
May 22, 2008
This week’s tech tip will focus on twitter. What is twitter? I’m glad you asked. Twitter is one of those applications whose value proposition is hard to describe. In fact, once I tell you what it does you will probably scratch your head and say, “Why would anyone want to do that?” or “That sounds […]
[Continue reading...]Ta-Da! We Got Pigtails
May 17, 2008
Mother’s Day Update
May 13, 2008
This year we celebrated Mother’s Day with Elena’s Mom, Frank, and Cousin Jessie. We played Dominoes, ate Pork with white rice and beans, and talked. Elena was really happy and said this was the first Mother’s Day where she actually felt like a Mom. Gift-wise, I hooked Elena up with a certificate for a professional […]
[Continue reading...]Girl Over Board!
May 12, 2008
I wasn’t kidding when I said that Emma loved the water. In this picture, Elena can be seen giving Emma “the dip”. This is the process whereby Emma sits on Elena’s feet partially submerged in the water and Elena hoists her up so that Emma hovers above the surface. Then after a few second hold, […]
[Continue reading...]Happy Mother’s Day
May 11, 2008
