Cousins and the Creek

We went to the park and the cousins had a great time playing. They explored the creek. The first picture they are mostly clean but by the end of the adventure they were dirty and wet. Grandma slipped and got really wet in the creek.

Our Favorite Park

We headed to the park on a nice cool day. This is our favorite park. Lilia loves the climbing web. Elayna figured out how to climb the web this trip. She followed her sister up the web of ropes. It scares me but I try to teach them how to climb up and then help them climb down. Going down is always harder.

First Ballet Class and Creative Movement

Lilia kept asking all day if it was time for ballet class. Elayna kept asking if she was going to be in Lilia's class. Elayna is taking a creative movement class and Lilia ballet. Elayna cried when I left but was happy at the end.Lilia is so excited her friend is in her class! They are beautiful ballerinas!

Starting Piano Lessons

Lilia started up piano lessons with Grandma R this week. She usually has 15 minute lesson but they went for 30 minutes. She had so much fun. The spider song I heard at least three times. They reviewed a lot of things and Lilia is still talking about her lesson.

Grandma asked Lilia to find the white key between two black keys. She found the white key with her right hand. Then she asked if she could find another. Lilia found it with the other hand. Grandma asked if she could find another white key between two black keys. Lilia said, "But grandma, I don't have any more hands."

We are so thankful for grandma!

Library Summer Reading

The girls finished their summer reading! They each got a certificate, a free book (they picked out) and one free admission to some fun places around town. Ms. Katie is great and the kids love her. We enjoy going to story time and the library every week.

Zoo Trip

Rain has been the constant here. We went to Home Depot and built a car. Grandma and grandpa came. We decided to go to McD's for lunch. The kids ate well. Here are three of the minions waiting for lunch. We headed to the zoo. The rain stayed away. The walk ways were a little slippery, mud puddles were minimal and kids had a great time together. The animals were out because the weather was perfect.

Holding Hands

They fell asleep holding hands. Love these girls!

Painting Nails with Aunt Annie

Annie painted a lot of cute toes. The girls took turns and had a great time. They love and adore Aunt Annie.

Swimming with Friends and Cousins

We are blessed to have friends who invite us to swim and cook out. The kids swam and ate dinner. Hot dogs and water melon were the favorites. They played hard and slept well.

Sisters Playing and Sleeping

Sisters play and sleep together. We went swimming for about an hour. Lilia is doing great. She swims anywhere in the pool. We spent a lot of time jumping off the diving board.Elayna goes under the water, kicks and can hold on to the side. If she fell into the pool she would not get out very well. This is the one area we need to work on. Elayna jumps off the diving board as well with her floats. She does go under but pops back up. They played hard and got tired swimming. Daddy took us to dinner. At bedtime Elayna was sleeping next to Lilia but she got even closer to her when she fell asleep! They are so cute!