soul...

nora and daddy, boogie boarding...

so, watched soul surfer a few nights ago. lessons learned: should watch it AFTER i have lived in hawaii if i EVER wanted to get back in the water again. (or since my daughter wants to learn to surf. and be carrie underwood, who's also in the movie!) i LOVE dennis quaid. and his chemistry with helen hunt. don't watch movies that will make me cry when i am pregnant. ever!

but seriously, GREAT movie, if you haven't seen it. not only is there AWESOME scenery, but the story is AMAZING. and TRUE!

and i realized that i want my daughter, and son for that matter, to not be afraid. of anything. i don't want to shape those fears. i only want to encourage them to dream. like my parents did. i believed i could do anything! (except maybe dance team in high school... but i did that anyway! just kidding mom!!) and i want my kids to grow up like that. with parents who believe they can do WHATEVER they want to do!! what a gift. (and for that, truly, thanks mom and dad!!)

so, i let nora watch "soul surfer" the other day, and with the exception of one bad night's sleep, she LOVED it. she's obsessed with the movie, with surfing, with bethany. in fact, routinely now, she is "bethany" in pretend play. not a princess, not carrie underwood. it's precious. what a great role model. and, it's been great to talk about God being in control!

sooooo... we are looking at surf lessons for the girl! aaaahhhh... here's to embracing it and not fearing it! when i called one of the surf schools, they said that when the kids have no fear and are super stoked about it, it goes better than when the kids are okay and it's the parents pushing. (BELIEVE YOU ME... i NEVER thought i would have a kid who wanted to SURF!) i told them she was, in fact, super stoked, and i would like her to have a decent fear of the water!! and, yes, she's a GREAT swimmer. so... here we go!

jamey, on the other hand, is the opposite, still! we were at this dinosaur exhibit at the museum today, and he kept saying, "i'm too scared". of the dinos, the dark tunnels. (appropriate for his age, i get it!) it's just amazing to see two kids, raised the same way, be so different. (again, not rocket science!) we just have to find the things he's into!! (which is, currently, in NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM, water sports!!!)