Swimming Lessons, Sleepover, and Summer Fun!

The few weeks and weekends that we were home were filled with fun activities for the girls and family. After we returned from Crescent Beach in June, Mady started her intense swim lessons at Double R. She's been going to these lessons since she was two, so this was her third summer. This year everything clicked and I'm proud to say that Mady is now diving into the deep end and swimming all the way to the shallow end, taking breaths. She also learned the backstroke and the back float. I am so proud of her and it's a different experience at the pool now having a real swimmer! KK just missed the cut-off because she wasn't 2, but we've been practicing with her the same skills and techniques they teach in the classes and she's going to be a swimmer by next summer!

This summer we decided to have Emily spend the night for the girls' first sleepover. They had a great time playing, eating dinner, taking a bath, watching a movie and then going to bed. They lasted in Mady's room for about an hour before they decided they wanted to join Jacob and I. Needless to say, the four of us ended up in my bed, but there weren't any tears and the girls had fun! A few weeks later Mady asked to sleep over at Emily's house and did fantastic. She stayed in bed the whole night, never whined, and even went to storytime the next morning at the library!

This summer we also did some fun activities around town. We visited Monkey Joes, did arts and crafts on the porch, visited the Aquatic Center, went to storytime, played at a birthday party at GMA, went to the splashpad at Trotwood and just enjoyed Florida in the summer!