Ukraine Adoption

Special week

Just this week:

Tara scored another goal at soccer on Monday after weaving in and out to kick the ball, blocking shots at the goal, chasing down the ball as though everyone else was standing still. She actually anticipated where the ball was going to go and ran to that spot. Her coach told me afterward: "You have something very special here. She's a real athlete." That was her last game of the spring season, I have already signed her up for fall.

Also: Tara decided Monday that she definitely no longer wanted the training wheels on her new bike so Austin took them off for her, and she promptly threw them in the garbage can. That was that. Today, she and Austin couldn't wait to show me that she can completely ride around the block, to the park, on gravel, pavement, dirt, wood chips, grass and down a curb, all without falling. She can start and stop by herself. She did not want to get off her bike. I'm not sure who is more tired today, Tara or Austin (!)

And finally, on Wednesday evening if the power has returned to her school, the classmates in the Raccoon Room will have their pre-school graduation ceremonies. UPDATE: No school Wednesday due to power outage; graduation rescheduled for June 18. They will sing songs that they have been practicing for weeks. Our big little girl is more than ready for kindergarten in the fall, according to her teachers. She has learned to play (and excel) at soccer and bike riding, so we know she is anxious to conquer kindergarten. Is the world ready for Tara Vika?