Summer is here and swim lessons have begun. Audrey is quite the swimmer and Gracie is already gaining confidence after her first lesson. Carson is well on his way to officially swimming as well. The kids did great today. I can’t wait to see their progress throughout the month!
Carson doing back float.
Carson doing front float.
Carson swimming to instructor.
Cute Gracie after a successful lesson.
Audrey and the boys.
Great form Audrey.
Good ‘ole Espee Park, how I love thee. Nothing’s better than free, cool, entertainment for children of all ages. Summertime just isn’t summertime until we’ve made a visit to our local splash park. We’ve actually been here more than once so far this year, but here are some pictures from this morning. We were happy that friends decided to come play with us.
Sophia Jumping (Click to watch video)
Marc and Carson had the opportunity to go to the Father and Son’s Campout this weekend. They had a great time and got to explore someplace new. This year, our ward went to Peppersauce campground south of us. They got to explore a cave which Carson wasn’t too sure about ahead of time. Upon their return, Marc said that he was so proud of Carson. Although he was a bit scared, Carson plugged through and made it into the cave. This took sliding on his stomach at times and holding himself up as he scaled down the sides of slippery, muddy, walls. Marc said it was about a mile in. After the experience, Carson told Marc that he never wanted to do that again. We are proud of our newly turned 5 year old and his bravery to try a new experience.
As a side note, I send the camera with Marc every year and say take pictures. Marc usually returns home with no proof of their outing, but this year he remembered. Here are the whopping 3 photos he took. Enjoy!
Carson's shoes after emerging from the cave.
A couple weeks ago, Marc had a work trip that took him to Augusta, Georgia for a week. Sometimes when Marc goes on trips like this (which are not very many) I get an itch to do something drastic. This time was one of those. Let me give you a little background.
When we purchased our house in June of 2004 (yes, 6 years ago) there were two walls in our home with color. The big blue wall (a.k.a. Smurfville) and the big red wall. The blue wall is the wall in our front room that runs the entire length of the house and the red wall was in the master bedroom. Marc actually had to go on a business trip the weekend after we moved in so my dear friend Lucinda cracked the whip and had a few lady’s over here hours after Marc left. She brought primer, her “Oops paint” that had been sitting at her house unused for years and some paint rollers. She did this because she knew that the wall had to go and quick. We all stayed up late after I put the kids to bed and painted away Smurfville. Yeah! When Marc arrived home he was very surprised to see what we had accomplished. Thank you Lucinda for helping me start life in my 1st home more comfortably.
Last month when Marc left again, I decided it was time for the big red wall to go. Although I liked the color, I did not like it on that wall. I liked even less the verticle blinds that covered our sliding glass door in our room that leads to the backyard. So this time with my own “oops paint” new curtains and a power tool I went to work. I have posted pictures of the before and after and I must say that I am very proud of myself for accomplishing this on my own. Marc was very surprised and he likes the end result. I must say, I have never enjoyed walking into my bedroom like I have since the transformation. Go me!
