Sunday, August 31, 2014

Just keep swimming…..

As you may or may not already know,

I'm not the best mom on the planet.


I really do not put my kids into any extracurricular activities,

whether they've wanted me to or not.


But…

I do force them to take swimming lessons every single summer.

Because I kinda like the smell of chlorine.
And it reminds me of my childhood...
And of teaching/coaching swimming…

good times.

And it makes me happy to watch them learning something I deem important.



Luckily they enjoy them for the most part.


Danna practicing crawl stroke.

Carina who was paying absolutely no attention to her teacher but was being friendly by yelling "hello" to Brynn in her class.

Brynn being timid about swimming, as always.



And lots more pics:

                                    


                                                         











And Cale being a stinker on the sidelines…


the turned up collar absolutely kills me! Love this grump!



 Diving board time!!
Bribed them big time (as always).


 Danna

Carina


 Brynn



And they made it!
Till next year!

Saturday, August 30, 2014

Six!

This one keeps growing up.

Even though we told her not to.

But she sure pulls off being 6 years old like a champ!

Happy Birthday to our Carina!




All she wanted to do for her birthday was decorate her own cupcakes. So Fun!


And such a sugar high on all that frosting!








Blowing out candles!!!

 And now posing like she's blowing out candles so mom can get a picture!


PRESENTS!!!!!



This year is gonna be the best one yet!