Miriam's Classes + Silly Things

Miriam took a four week parent/child swim class this past month. It was a really fun thing for her and Michael to do together. I was hoping it would help her with her fear of getting her face wet, but after her last class she said, "that was fun but I am not taking swim class again". When I asked her why not she said, "because I don't like getting my face wet". I don't want to give up on getting her more comfortable with the water. I think we will take a couple of months off from lessons and see how she does in the pool by herself this summer.

Along with swim class we signed Miriam up for an eight week ballet class. She has loved every minute of dressing up in her ballet clothes and going to class. She is very attentive to the teacher and shows us each week what she learned. She already wants to sign up for ballet again... even though she still has 5 more classes this go around.

Miriam has a great imagination and comes up with some pretty funny things. I wish I could remember them all, but here are the silly things I remembered to write down.

"I think they are having issues"

"Some houses are different. Some are stuck together and can't be pulled apart, like ours"

I was having a hard time getting a jar open. I said "I need to work out and get some muscles". Miriam chimes in, "Dad has a muscle".

"If we leave this store without buying anything I will be mad at you for the rest of the day, and tomorrow and the next day."

"Mom if you wear that sweater to church people will tell you to go home and change because you look crazy."

Mom: Simon I like your haircut
Miriam: I don't
Mom: I do, he looks like a big boy
Miriam: nope, he looks like a woman

Miriam: Mom, when will you have a baby in your tummy again?
Mom: I don't know
Miriam: Do we have to order one on the computer?