swim lessons 2015

My mom signed the kids up for private swim lessons with a friend from their church.  I was very reluctant about her having six kiddos in the pool with a young man that was like ten the last time I saw him.  When we picked the kids up on Saturday, she shared a video of R2's lesson and I was impressed.  He handled R2 better than I do.

On Sunday morning, we went to the pool so the kids could show us what they learned and Wow! What a difference one week made.  HR was putting his face under water, kicking, and his confidence sky rocketed.  Boo and LE learned several new strokes and Boo picked up some speed.  R2 is still apprehensive, but we see an improvement in him.  Thank you, Mr. Chris and Miss Summer.

slumber party

The kids were gone all last week for VBS and swim lessons.  The girls left Sunday for church camp, so the best way to celebrate?  Slumber party in Mom and Dad's room!  And the best part, they all slept till 8:40 a.m.

that's my girl

Riverside Nature Center presenter

Two presentations in one weekend, the kid is making a name for herself.  On Saturday, LE was invited to present at the Riverside Nature Center's grand opening for the city's new riverside trail.  We had to dodge some rain, but it was a really good turnout.  I was walking towards PawPaw's tent, a lady stopped me and told me I had to go see the little girl at the tent and make sure she would sing for me.  It made me such a proud Mama.  She has a gift and a passion for something, I am excited to see how God uses her.

museum of cowboy art camp

Last year the girls were invited to participate in the Museum of Cowboy Art's children's art camp.  My mom and dad did a demonstration on pioneer life and the girls were given a scholarship in exchange.  This year, the camp was on Native Americans and LE was invited to be a presenter in exchange.
I got to see LE do her presentation and heard several kids respond how cool it was.  Both girls came home with lots of memories and fun projects they created during the week.

signs of summer #4 - all tuckered out

dogsitters

We are getting our doggy-fix again this summer.  We have been watching this guy for the past week and we have plans to take care of Digo and Max later the summer.  Hoping it cures the kids' blues of missing our furry kids.
The girls wants to start a dog-sitting service, just hope they keep it to the small breed variety.

boys just wanna have fun

This past week, the girls were visiting grandparents for an art camp, which meant the boys had Daddy and Mama all to themselves.  We spent some time at the pool, had a lunch date to CFA, made play-dough, read books, played BINGO with our assisted living friends and had lots of cuddle time.  It amazes me how different two from four is.

signs of summer #3 - 9am bike rides

wordless Wednesday - signs of summer #2