Monday, February 28, 2011

Busy Marissa

Our little Marissa is quite the busy bee these days! Every morning she asks what's on the agenda for the day and is quite unhappy if my response is not "school" or "soccer". A quiet day at home is okay (here and there), but she's much happier if she has somewhere to go. Here's what she has been up to lately:



Marissa has "graduated" to the My Own Time II class that she takes at the community center. She now goes twice a week for an hour and fifteen minutes. Going to school is by far her favorite activity and she's dressed with her backpack on way before it's time to go. She loves it and has become very attached to her teachers, Miss Anne (in above picture) and Miss Kim. This little class has been a good baby step toward real preschool which she will start in the fall. She's very excited to be learning to write her name and loves to make the letter "M".



Marissa did take a swimming class not that long ago and as I've already blogged, she wasn't thrilled about it. So we decided to move on to gymnastics which she really enjoyed. She loved to wear her "gymnastics suit" and was happy to be in the class with her best friend, Brianna. She still can't do a somersault, but that's okay!

Now it's on to soccer which she goes to on Friday mornings. So far she seems to be liking it. There are 18 kids in her class and I have NO idea how the coaches keep everyone happy and moving in the same direction. Since we're at the community center so much we visit the library often. Marissa heads straight for the book shelf with Dora and Diego books. She also likes to go to storytime. Her favorite part is the craft that they do after reading books.



Marissa also enjoys playdates with her little girlfriends. Here is a picture of her with her friend, Caitlyn, from a recent get together. It's so cute to see her forming little friendships. So, as you can see, our little Marissa is busy and loves being so!