Swimming Lessons {revisited}

Here are a few pictures from Ms. A's last swimming lesson. She's doing an excellent job and even put her face in the water!! We are so {PLEASED}!

Swimming Lessons

Ms A loves the water, she'd love to be in a tub playing or have some container full of water to play with. The only thing she doesn't like is water in her face (which I have to agree - no fun!). So when we decided to enroll her in her first swimming lessons, she was ECSTATIC, until they started splashing. Today was Life Jacket Day! She was thrilled to go into the deeper portion of the pool. Not too excited to jump in, but she had a GREAT time! Here are a couple of videos. The first one she had to jump in twice! (He promised Ms A only two jumps to get her in the pool.) Then the instructor had them practice floating and kicking while spinning them around. Ms A is much better at kicking than I am.

This video is what they do at the end of their lesson. The children pretend they are a seed and they have to ask for water to help them grow into a tree. Then the instructor asks them to pat out the butterflies in their tummies and on their heads. Next, they get to be silly. The last thing is *ONE MORE JUMP* in the pool.

I Have Achieved SUPER COOL MOM Status

Ms. A has been telling our friends how Super Cool her daddy is because he built this without any sawhorses. When I ask her if I'm Super Cool, she'll reply "No mom, your just Cool." So I have been racking my brain trying to figure out how to get up to Super Cool status. Finally, I found a possible project.
I borrowed a pattern from my mom and got to work. It took about four hours to make, but her joy was PRICELESS.

And Yes, I AM SUPER COOL! :)

Not Much Has Changed

We were running a few errands near the Portland Temple, so we stopped by and took a few {58} pictures. As I was cleaning and editing the pictures, I had a flash of the past. Not much has changed. Ms A still loves playing in the reflection pool.

Today:August 2006:She still loves smelling the flowers.
Today:August 2006:

Hair Clippies and Bicycles

We have a very GIRLY Girl! When I came home with some hair clippies, Ms A was more than EXCITED to try them on and pose for pictures.

This evening, Ms A. decided we needed some family time outside, so she got mom and dad out the door and requested a trip to the nearby soccer field, a favorite place for riding her bike. She's becoming a little speed demon. Ms A has also become braver on her bike {WaHOO!}. She was pedalling all over the place and encouraging mom and dad to exercise. {well mostly mom} We had a great evening.

Thanks! Grandpa Allen!!

Reed's dad is in the Middle East for a contract job he'll be on for a year. A few weeks ago, he asked if any of his grand-daughters would be interested in some jewelry. With Ms. A loving to dress up as a Princess, we gratefully said yes. A package arrived yesterday from Grandma Gayla full of wonderful, sparkling Princess jewelry. Ms A was ecstatic to try them on, but only after her Cinderella dress was on. She was equally excited to pose for Grandma Valerie and mom. Here are a few of the pictures.
Pretty Girl












In Malaysia, umbrellas are used for protection from the sun. The sun peaked out today after a few days of cloudy skies. We don't see much of the sun, so Ms A had to use the umbrella and her styling sunglasses. :)



Serious Look





















Posing with Grandma Valerie

Are we done YET!?!?!