Happy Anniversary Steven....I love you!

Happy Father's Day!

Our Little Fish...

Emma has been in the water since she was 5 months old. Steven and I would take Emma to the pool and she loved it. Emma never wore "floaties" and was very comfortable. She never made a fuss when we put her under the water or if it was too cold! Emma learned how to swim very early and was diving, and flipping from the side of the pool and the diving board. This summer she said she wanted to be on the swim team. She is the youngest one and by far the best swimmer in her age group. At first she really liked the idea, but she has become very nervous. Some days she does not want to go...and that is fine. At her first meet she was nervous, but did amazing! She was so brave and swam her little heart out! After her first race she told us that it was a lot of fun and that she liked it now. She is so little that she often gets out early, I think it is because she is frozen! I am not sure how many meets we will make, but as long as she wants to continue then we will.

Good Old Fashion Lemonade Stand

Yesterday, all of the cousins decided to have a lemonade stand! I have not seen kids do something like this is a very long time. They made posters, yelled at all the cars, and were having a great time; it's SUMMERTIME! I had to call in some favors however, so they would have more customers! They did pretty good in the end, each making five dollars.

YOUTH DEUCEATHLON 0.5 mile run - 3 mile bike - 0.35 mile run Emma competed in her very first duathlon while camping in Sho Low, Arizona. She was very excited to be a part of all the excitement that Danny and her Daddy were involved in. Danny ran the first leg of the run, Steven biked along side of her, and I finished the run with her. She started her run off a bit conservative, not sure if she should pass people or just stay were she was at. She really took advantage of the transitions and water stations! Emma really kicked butt on the bike, battling two good size hills and then finished really strong, placing 2nd in her age group. She brought home a nice award that she is very proud of. Emma, Your dad and I are very proud of you for participating, and just having fun! We want you to know how important it is to be active and healthy. We are your biggest fans in life, we love you!

Despite the crazy wind this weekend, we were able to sneak in some family time outside. Yesterday we hung out at the pool before going to some graduation parties in the evening. Emma and Grace are our "fish". They both love the water and could stay in it all day. Today, Steven got out the door early for a ride before the wind got too bad, so the girls and I decided to do the same thing. Emma rode her bike and I ran next to her with Grace in the jogging stroller. It was a gorgeous morning. We made our way up to Tech park and played there for a while before heading home. Grace ordered some food from "Emma's Restaurant" and checked out a pretty yellow flower in the grass. If you can imagine how a swing set has three diagonal poles at each side holding it together, Emma loves to climb, rather swing her way up them pretending she is reaching for bananas! She is a fish in the water and a monkey on land. As you can see she is good at the monkey bars as well!