...or could it be World Cup?

Maddy's first attempt at soccer wasn't the greatest, but we've all seen worse.

The video really doesn't show it much, but you could see the fire in her eyes when they dropped that ball. I REALLY think she was just giving the other kids a chance to get some experience in.

Next: The English Channel...

Here's the latest and greatest Maddy swimming video. She's really making some GREAT progress, but she needs to get her hands out in front of her for the rest of the strokes to come naturally.

Latest Quote: "Daddy, my tummy hurts from swimming."

Watch the video...you'll understand.

Maddy Game Day - Week 1

Maddy had her first game day yesterday. I signed her up for a nine week sports and speed / agility camp that is held at a local park by the Acworth Parks and Rec Department. There were about 20 kids and while we had a slow start, she really picked everything right up and was doing great at the end. They even had a boys vs. girls relay at the end...Maddy was a KEY player in the victory.

Here's a video of my daughter hopping through one of the mini-games they had set up.

Maddy Swimming

Some video of the next Olympic record holder in the "whatever she chooses to do" relay

Swinging

This is going to be a relatively boring post, because I don't have any pictures or video to back it up. There IS video, but unfortunately it ends with the large German Shepherd doing something that should never be filmed. Let's just say it required a large clean up effort. Here's a new picture of the two stars, though.
So I'm guessing that pretty much anyone with kids goes through this at some point. She's never been one to be scared of going too high on the swings and there are some special swings at our park that I can REALLY get her "to the sky" (as she puts it). But swinging has been a constant chore...like making candy...you always have to be there to stir the boiling molten lava that is the sugar mixture. Yes I'm comparing my child to a boiling pan of caro syrup because God help you if you fail to keep her as high as she likes!

Well, the other day I went to pick her up from daycare and there she was swinging like a champ ALL BY HERSELF. In my head, I fell to my knees as she yelled over to me "Look Daddy. I swing myself!" It never fails to amaze me how many things she just all of a sudden gets. Its like overnight, she wakes up the next morning and can play the oboe. I'll be happy with swinging for now.

Swimming

Here are some pictures from Maddy's first swimming lesson last week. She was crying for about 30 of the 45 minutes, but she was brave and did everything the instructor wanted her to do. She seems really excited to go again this week, so hopefully we've made it past the crying.

Maddy the Monkey

So lately, it seems like the cuteness that is the Madelyn has really shot ahead when it comes to climbing and jumping and playing on the local park's new-fangled jungle gym thingy. That's right...I said new-fangled. All we had was jagged metal, merry-go-rounds that would fling you to the moon, and cement...lots and lots of cement.

Anyway...here's a couple of pictured of my dearest monkey.