Gymnastic Championships - a first

Little Miss has been doing gymnastics since she was 18 months.
There has been ups and downs. We had to deal with a reluctant gymnast about two years back, but the next year she went back with enthusiasm, and she has been going weekly "without a hitch".

(Just sometimes, the sun shines too brightly, or there's a bump, or...
Little Miss does get emotionally sidetracked quite easily! A phase? A preschooler characteristic?)

She did not want to practice her routine, at all, but told us that she was ready!

We had to slot her in with the younger group since we had other plans for the afternoon. She could not compete with the group, but she still got a score and a medal.

Luckily they practiced with the children before the final rounds of the championships.
Of course Little Miss did better while practicing, but she did very well overall.

This was the floor routine:


She got 9.3 for this floor routine, and 8.6 for the jump.
Not bad for a first time.

The MC told us that it was the parents' job to deal with questions about why only some gymnasts get more than one medal...
(We also got the questions!)


For now we will continue with the gymnastics for next year. Little Miss is still enjoying it! We saw with the occupational therapy that the gymnastics has given Little Miss an extra edge!

Gr R speech practise

Speech preps

The preschooler decided on Sunday evening to practise a random topic for speech for the next day at school.
It is in Afrikaans about the earth, dinosaurs, meteorites and humans.
They are allowed to do a speech any time they feel like it! Mom just needs to send an IM to the teacher in the morning.


I would never have done this when I was her age. Even much older!


One more thing that makes me think she is definitely ready for school next year!


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- Two wheels' milestone and a report card

Movie Clip Monday #31 - Twirling hair

I get instructed to take a video or a photo when Little Missy wants to see something from the back.
I have to take what I can get, because I do not get that many poses for the camera any more...

She wanted to see how her hair behaves when she twirls!

Movie Clip Monday #30 - Hot Wheels Party

Little Missy was invited to a Hot Wheels Party yesterday. They had so much fun driving the little cars.

Say "chappies"

Hot Wheels' cupcakes

Vine - A great app capturing those special moments

 This is one of those fun apps that also comes in very handy, capturing all the best moments of the little ones, and being able to share it immediately!
You can email, or share to Facebook and Twitter, as well as embed it on websites and blogs.

Vine is available on iOS and since June 2013 also available on Android.

It only captures 6 seconds, and it loops continuously in the playback.

I found it through librarians busy learning mobile, and are having lots of fun exploring it!

Movie Clip Monday #28 - Singing Miekanese

The promised Monday Movie Clip about the Toddler singing her own made-up language.

39 seconds of Miekanese!
The cuteness captured!

You cannot take enough of these for future memories.
I always look back at the photos and videos and think I should have taken more...

Do you also think you should have taken more photos and videos?

(I definitely think I should have had more photos of my first-born!)

Movie Clip Monday #25 - Feeding the birds & squirrels

 


"Okay"
"Squirrel! Squirrel! Birds!"
"Where are you?"

 Clip from weekend camping at Kokoriba the previous weekend.

Movie Clip Monday #22 - Body awareness exercises at Tiny Tumbles

Tiny gymnastics on Saturday.

The Toddler was in a good mood...

She was very excited that she got to do a foreward roll on her own as well!

Movie Clip Monday #17 - Backwards bear walk turns into leopard crawl

The Toddler has to do a backwards bear walk on feet and hands, but it soons turns into a backwards leopard crawl at the Tiny Tumbles gymnastics on Saturday.

Lending Tasneem's at MumDrum Movie Clip Mondays.


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Fun in the sponge pit this morning
Movie Clip #9 - Tiny Gymnast in leotard

Movie Clip Monday #16 - Toddler with Grandfather

The Toddler loves her Grandfather James.

She is very lucky. She also has another grandfather Dries that she is also very fond of. I think it is the greatest gift to children when they have the company of the grandparents!

Grandfather James  helps to drive the children around for the day care, and the Toddler gets to see him almost every day of the week. First she used to cry every time he had to go, but she has now become used to saying goodbye when he has to leave her for another round of picking up kids.

She usually walks around the play ground, and goes to the teachers, saying: "Oupa nie hier nie?" (Grandfather not here?) An she gets very excited when she hears he is around!

I think it is great that she gets to see him on a regular basis!

Lending Tasneem's Movie Clip Mondays on MumDrum.

Movie Clip Monday #15 - Toddler building puzzles

The Toddler loves building puzzles, and she can do it over, and over, and over again...
Of course, we have to "help" her!

Lending Movie Clip Mondays from Tasneem at MumDrum.

Movie Clip Monday #14 - Bye leafs!

Toddler throwing autumn leaves into water streaming past at Dunkeld Country Estate, on our last Dullstroom vacation.
Saying: "Bye leaf!"

Lending Movie Clip Mondays from Tasneem at MumDrum.

Movie Clip Monday #13 - Fetching the toddler at day care

My best time of the day is when I go to pick up the Toddler at day care. That happy face when she finally sees you... There is nothing that makes it worthwhile more than this!

Lending Movie Clip Monday from Tasneem at MumDrum.

Movie Clip Monday #12 - Toddler laughing

There is nothing as catching as a toddler laughing.

Tasneem at MumDrum had her two young ones laughing in the car last week in her Movie Clip Monday.
I am following suit. It is a video I took on the 1st day of January of this year!

Movie Clip Monday #10 - Toddler on the Gautrain

Cellphone video of our Gautrain trip yesterday.

Linking up with Mumdrum and her idea of Movie Clip Monday.

Movie Clip Monday #9 - Tiny gymnast in leotard

 Tiny Tumbles with Tammy Smith
The enjoyment the Toddler gets out of the tiny gymnastics is such a pleasure. Forgive me for uploading another video. She got a new leotard to wear as well, as she looks very cute in it.

Watch how all the toddlers get side-tracked, and have to be redirected to focus. No mystery why Tammy's voice is as shrill as it is.It is very difficult to keep the attention.

Funny anecdote:The little guy in front insisted he cannot proceed until Mieka comes and stand behind him with her hands on his hips. Then he starts climbing! Nobody instructed them to proceed with hands on hips!

Linking up with MumDrum with her idea of Movie Clip Mondays.

Movie Clip Monday #8 – Firsts: cutting with scissors

I showed the Toddler how to work with scissors over the weekend, and she is fascinated. She is able to occupy herself for hours, trying to get the scissors to cut the paper. A future scrapper at work? ;-)

It is fairly “safe” scissors, because it’s got rounded edges, and not very sharp. But we let down our guard for just a minute, and there it was: Scissor scratches on our table! Thank goodness it’s a very old table on its way out...

Linking up with Tasneem at MumDrum with her Movie Clip Mondays. (Thanks Tasneem!)

Movie Clip Monday #4 - Toddler drinking coffee

The toddler is drinking a cup of milk foam at the restaurant.

Linking up with Tasneem a MumDrum with her Movie Clip Mondays.

Movie Clip Monday #3 - Toddler demands to see self in clip

The toddler now understands perfectly when I take a picture or video clip of her. She demands to see herself immediately, not giving enough time to record a video clip.

Linking up with MumDrum and her Movie Clip Mondays.

Girl talk - short video of toddler on cell

A day in the toddler:

"Hi, you can’t believe the day I had today!
Mom had to wake me up, and I did not want to open my eyes.
Myer at school gave me such a headache. He pestered me the whole time. I wanted to tell Mom and Sis when they came to fetch me, but all I could muster was “Meya, Myea, Meya…”

It was raining, and Mom had to run with me with an umbrella. I think it was quite a big deal, because Mom was singing and laughing while the rain made everything wet.
Yes,yes, yes…(nodding)
Dad was working late.
I wanted to walk around in the nude, but Mom said I could only help her with the dishes when I had my clothes on again.
I got everything wet, but that was the highlight of my day!
I wanted to play more in Arnia’s room, but she was very busy. I don’t think it was homework; it was that card for the boyfriend she is working on. They are going out for a year now!
Bath-time was nice, but I got upset with all the thunder! Mom had to take me out of the bath and cuddle me for a while.
I was very glad when Dad arrived, and we could play with the crayons for a while.
What a day!
Bye! Bye!"