Back in June for Esme's birthday, Grandma Gini gave her swimming lessons as a birthday present. I think it's one of the best gifts that she could have gotten.
I am happy to let Esme partake in any activity that she wants and won't push her towards any that she's not interested in. With the exception of swimming. If she does or doesn't want to play piano, fine. Soccer, t-ball, gymnastics? Whatever you want, little girl! But swimming is a must. We live in the Land of 10,000 Lakes for peat's sake. Someone, someday is going to invite her to their cabin or to go swimming or wherever. Whether she's 5, 15, or 55; the girl needs to know how to swim - or at least how to not drown. She may never be Dara Torres, but I'd prefer that she remain as far away from the bottom of the pool/lake as possible.
Thankfully, Esme loves going to swimming lessons and is getting better each week. So maybe we do have a Dara in our future!!!
Sorry that some of these are blurry. It's hard to get a picture on my iPhone when she's moving so quickly through the water. Gold medal here we come!
By the way, today was also Mismatched Day at preschool. Esme was by far the most mismatched girl there. It was homecoming week in St. Michael and they listed the dress up days for preschool too. I wasn't sure how much kids would do it. We tried our best to make sure that she looked mismatched. Easier said than done since most little girl outfits are rather mismatched anyway. Anyhew... Mamoo and Papa took her in today and they said that most other kids didn't do it, but some had mismatched socks. No one was to the extreme of Esme. But the teachers made a big deal of it and Esme was pretty proud of herself. :) You can't see it in this picture, but she has a pigtail on one side and a braid on the other.
And finally, Happy Fourth Anniversary to Aaron and me. :) We will hopefully be able to go out this weekend to celebrate.
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