This and That

Sorry it's been a while since my last post. I thought we would struggle to find things to do this summer, but so far I've been very wrong. We've been busy busy. Which is fabulous but also very tiring. We are at the pool quite often. The girls both love to swim. The Bear is insane about the water. She LOVES the pool and is a bit of dare devil. She is always wanting to jump off the side whether someone is there to catch her or not. Good thing Curly is getting closer and closer to being a full on swimmer so I can let her go on her own and just be with The Bear. Both girls prefer to hang out with Daddy in the pool rather than with Mommy. Must have something to do with his high throwing ability. The Bear gets very upset if Daddy goes off with Curly to the deep end to practice jumping/diving/swimming and she is "stuck" with Mommy. She pouts until Daddy comes back to claim her. Guess that means Mommy gets to lay out and read a book while Daddy stays in the pool. Sounds good to me;0).

Curly is in swim lessons again. Her new teacher this summer is Mr Erik (just like Ariel's prince as she happily pointed out). He's been the best teacher she has had thus far. He's awesome. A little girl from Curly's preschool class is also in her swim class which makes it a lot of fun for her too. Tomorrow will be Curly's first tennis lesson. Our county has great programs for kids at really cheap prices, so we are taking advantage. I'll be sure to take pictures. We aren't sure how much Curly will like something where balls are being hit towards her. She is such a girly girl. However, we know two little friends who will be taking the class with her so hopefully it will be a lot of fun.

I'll be spending the week cleaning around the house as we prepare for a big week of out of town guests. We've got family visiting from Minnesota, New Mexico and then Oklahoma. We are very excited about seeing everyone and spending time catching up.

We took a break from potty training. The Bear still goes on the potty at bedtime and bath time but other than that she doesn't tell me when she has to go and throws a fit if I make her sit on the potty. So diapers are back on and we'll attempt potty training again later. Should I have just toughed it out? Perhaps, but I don't think it has clicked with The Bear yet and I'm willing to wait another month or two and try again. We took advantage of some Memorial Day sales last weekend and bought The Bear her big girl room furniture. Last night was her first night in her new bed and it went perfectly. No issues. Curly was the same way when she transitioned to a big bed. Every now and then there are things in parenting that actually go smoothly.

Back when we showed Curly her big girl room the first thing she said was "It has TWO pillows?". Not exactly the reaction we expected, but she was really excited about having that extra pillow. When we showed The Bear her big girl furniture she said "Where's Violet and Bunny?". Okay again, not exactly the reaction we expected but I showed her that her much loved Violet dog (Thanks Aunt Lauren) and her pink bunny would move from the crib to her new big bed. We still have not disassembled the crib but we will soon. I also need to get a lamp for the nightstand and maybe some pictures and then I'll post pictures of the whole room. Until then enjoy these pictures.

The Bear, The Bunny and Violet

Pretending to take a nap with Sissy

Ready for her first night in her new big bed