Well, I know you are all wondering where in the world we have been. It's been pretty busy around here and I have been bad about putting off updating the blog. I figured it was past time.
We have been having a great summer so far. I thought I might post a few pictures of what our summer has looked like so far. They are in no particular order.
Annalyse started the summer off with swim lessons at our YMCA. I was hoping both of them could take but Lucy had to be 3. Unfortunately between our schedule and the teacher's schedule she has only had two lessons. She is really doing great though.
We also had to break out our pool of course. It's amazing how much fun two little girls can have in a $30 pool (no, this is not a picture of the $30 pool). They love it! They also got a slip n slide. They thought it was okay but preferred to play in the little pool attached to the end of the slip n slide. I remember having a slip n slide when I was little and absolutely loved it and would just about break my neck sliding. Maybe they just aren't old enough yet to get the full enjoyment out of it. We also got Charlotte her own little pool since the big girls are a little too wild in theirs. She loves the water and has fun splashing of course.
We decided to take a break from gymnastics this summer and try out something new. Annalyse and Lucy LOVE to dance so they started a ballet, tap, and tumbling class at the beginning of June. It is just a 7 week class. I thought that might be the best way to try it out and see if they like it. They seem to really be enjoying it, especially Lucy. I have to wait in the waiting room and I'm not able to see in the room and it's driving me crazy. At gymnastics we watched the entire time and now I can't see a thing! This was after they got ready for their first day of dance.
We also discovered a wonderful secret. The pool at my mom and grandparents community club house is fantastic. No one is ever there and the deepest it gets is 5 feet. It is 3 feet deep at both ends and then becomes 5 feet in the middle. The girls are begging to go everyday. They love it and it is amazing what spending multiple days in the pool does for their confidence. Annalyse can swim all the way from one end of the pool to the other by herself. She's not exactly doing the freestyle but she can get there. It is so cool to watch her swim. She's doing great. I'm so proud of her.
Nathan told her about how he used to do cannon balls when he was little and now that is all she wants to do. It is so cute. I was amazed that she immediately got it and knew how to do it without us showing her.
I thought this picture was hilarious. Lucy as you can see has become a little more brave in the pool as well. She has a death grip on you when you are holding her though.
I got a cool picture of Annalyse riding on Nathan's back under the water.
We also have been doing some fishing at our neighborhood pond. I'll have to take some more pictures of the actual fishing but thought this was a cute one of the kids when we met up with some friends to fish. Believe it or not only one kid ended up in the pond! Luckily, it wasn't one of mine. :)
