Swim Team

Sophia successfully completed her first year of swim team with the Waves!  Sophia is in the front row, furthest to the right, her pink goggles perched atop her curls!  She had a great time and we were very proud of her!  I think this winter we will probably follow up with some more indoor swim lessons to keep in good form and explore those other strokes more.  She is very interested in participating again next summer!

Fourth of July Part 2!

Fireworks!!
Not sure why these posted first, but whatever!  I tried getting some fun shots with my phone and they turned out pretty good!

Sarah, Mom and Sophia

The girls with Grandma Mary

Meredith made Rocket Dogs!!

So cute and yummy!!!

what a good little baker she is!! ;)

Leo was WAY excited to have some of America's birthday cake

Meredith is a woman who appreciates my craziness and she made the cake I was dying to make!  It turned out so cute and she really did a great job!

Mommy and Daughter

Mommy and daughter!

After the pool we headed to Mer's for a cookout and a birthday party for America.  That morning when I was trying to talk Leo into wearing his flag t-shirt is went like this:

Mom: Leo this is the shirt I picked out

Leo: I don't want that shirt.  I want to pick out my own shirt.

Mom: You can pick out your shorts, I picked out your shirt today.

Leo: But I don't want to wear that.

Mom: (almost exasperated) but Leo, it's America's birthday can't you just wear it??

Leo: (suddenly very perked up) Birthday??!

Mom: Yes, there will be cake.

Leo: Okay mom, I'll wear it!

After dinner we popped some popcorn and headed out to see the show!  It was a great show in Paola and the kids loved it!  Leo wanted to watch the fireworks in his pajamas so we figured that was fine.  Afterward we headed home but they were too jazzed up to fall asleep on the ride.

July 4th Part One!

We've been so busy and had so much going on with our weekend getaway on top of sports and remodeling that for the holiday, we really just wanted to chill...and so we did!  We did a little shopping in the morning for yummy things to grill and played outside and then geared up for the pool.

We love our neighbors!! This is Patty, who grew up next door and her parents still liver there, and she is holding Emma closer to Walt so they can talk without the at pesky fence in their way.

Family 4th Picture!

We introduced the kids to bomb pops, I mean they are patriotic after all.

as expected Leo loved his and Sophia was only mildly impressed and didn't like the white layer at all.

We went to a different pool and of course Leo tried the slide.
He could do it but it was a far swim so he didn't do it too often.

Stacy, Mer and the kids joined us at the pool

cannonball of the diving board!

Old Times

Adeline 

Jodie washing the paint off

Emma supervising

Francesca pre-nudity streak :)

Luca

Addie

Isabelle

Jodie, Julie, and I (plus kids, obviously) convened over at Julie's last week to work on a "craft" project.  Julie wanted two walls in her basement room painted with chalkboard paint.  Since Jodie is all around crafty and has actually done this before she was the real star of the show, but Julie and I pitched in to make it all happen too! ;)  The kids played together and ended up having a hose war once we got it out to wash out brushes, etc.  It was nice to be together once again, the three of us.  Of course we still hang out, but with children growing older and more children introduced into the world, lives get busy and we don't all get together as often as we once did.  It was fun to be together and I hope that can do it again before the fall and lives get crazy again!