Summer update

Summer has kind of been a blur for me since it is moving so fast. It is hard to believe that we only have 2 1/2 weeks left and the kids will be in school again. I have got nothing accomplished that I have wanted too but we sure have done alot of stuff. We started our summer out with swimming lessons. Both the girls really enjoy this every year. Allison was so excited because she got to learn to dive this year. Madison basically knows how to swim so they focused on fine tuning the strokes that she knows and life saving tips that would help her in the water. I love that she is still smiling after treading water for more than three minutes.

Ashley is not old enough to take lessons where we go but it really didn't seem to phase her, she had a fun time watching the girls. I am glad she gets to start next year because I don't think I will be so lucky again.

Next Madison got to start a cake decorating class with some friends. She is loving it and has two classes left. A good friend of ours is doing it at her house and Madison is having the best time. Here are two of her creations.


Allison and Ashley are good sports about Madison doing the class without them but I decided it would be nice for them to have fun also. We went to a local park with a water feature. It was freezing that morning but they did not seem to mind at all.
We have had our cousin Kylie come visit which was a real treat. Ashley and Kylie had the best time riding bikes, driving the Barbie car around, going to the mall, (I love this picture and Kevin hates that I love to take pictures like this :) playing on some toys at the mall, becoming super sleuths in the Disney store, and then finally getting matching nightgowns. We had a great weekend with Kylie. It is so fun watching Ashley and her play.

Out latest adventure this summer was just this last weekend when I went to Kimberly with Madison and a friend. Madison was really excited to show Alli where her Nana lived. They had lots of fun adventures planed while they were there but unfortunately we did not have enough time to do them all. We were able to go roller skating. Ashley was very excited to go skating for the first time but did not make it very far before she told me she was done. We had a great weekend.

Kevin and Allison stayed home and this is what they were up to.

They are so much alike. They would be happiest in front of a computer all the time.