Portraits and updates.

Krista was here visiting at the end of May--it has taken me this long to post pictures of the girls most recent portraits.


Presley, age 4

• can play pretend for hours (even in her room all by herself for quiet time)
• loves to explore outside
• has a good sense of direction--especially when out hiking with her dad
• makes up songs full of nonsense words and phrases and likes to sing them at the top of her lungs
• can get so engrossed in a craft/project/coloring--very focused

Stella, age 2

• no longer taking enzymes--and doing great!
• loves chocolate, nearly as much as I do
• love to grab your face for a kiss and is very affectionate
• copies Presley in everything she does
• has her own unique sense of humor and will cover her mouth while snickering at something only she finds funny
• when she says she loves you all she says is "lover"

Swimming.

For the last two weeks, and the next two weeks, the girls are taking their first (of many) swimming lessons! Chris's parents signed the girls up for lessons at their club and we are making the daily 1/2 hour drive to the pool.







The girls love the lessons and their teachers (Stella has had some rough days but today she discovered how fun it was to go under water, and I can barely get her to come up for air).

To make the trips down even better we pack a picnic lunch and stay after lessons for open-swim for a couple hours. The girls are getting very brown and we are all trying not to get too much sun. It sure brings back memories of the years I spent as a lifeguard and swim instructor!

Festivities.

We spent the Fourth as we usually do--the Oakley Rodeo, fireworks, picnics, and family. This year we had the added bonus of cooler weather, COLD in fact.




We had to buy Stella the $2.00 cowboy hat on our way to the rodeo--she loved the horses. We left just early enough to catch the fireworks show as it was going off right above our heads--Presley could have watched for hours.

At home sparklers, Snap-it's, and the Midway fireworks--our deck has the perfect view!