Swim lessons

We had swimming lessons all week long. It was lots of fun and the kids did great. It did get a little old though and we couldn't do much else.

Miles has been practically running around and he's talking so much! He shakes his head yes and no when we ask him questions and says tons of words. Here are some of them"

Mama, Dada, uh-oh, no-no, book, bible, ball, doggy, bye Dada, bye-bye, mo (more), ah-du (all done),  di-pa (diaper)

Swim time!

 On the other end of the pool there were divers every day who did a rope swing and lots of diving, even off of the high platform. It was so fun to watch!

 Miles went in his stroller most of the time but he liked getting out and watching through the window too.

 One of the kids gave him their yogurt container after they ate it. He loved it!

 Ruby and I made a HUGE pop bead necklace during nap time.

 They love to climb in things.

 Chick-fil-A had free dinner if you dressed like a cow.

 Even Miles joined in.

 We took our dinner home though and had a picnic in the living room. There wasn't much room at the restaurant.

 Mmmmm

 Ruby's swim teacher said she was terrified of getting her face in the water, so we filled up the tub and practiced. She did really great and then was not afraid the next day!

 Morning play time in the kitchen.

 Ruby with some of her class mates.

 Ruby helped plan a dinner and then helped make it! She chose veggie omelets and roasted potato wedges.

 She was really good at chopping the veggies, and dinner turned out great.

 Reid adopted this baby bunny as his own. He puts it to bed in a drawer he got from the living room side table and tons of blankets on top. Haha! His name is Hopper.

 Flossing Daddy's teeth.

 We had fun at the library after nap one day. Miles loved this mirror.

 My little reader.

 He's so funny!

 They put on a little puppet show for us.

 Bed time... she was legitimately sleeping like this. <3

 Reid was super nervous about getting any of his head in the water, but he started doing the back of it at least and relaxing a little more for his back floats.

 After nap one day we ran to Target and then Ruby asked if we could walk around a neighborhood afterward. It was super hot, but super fun!

 And then she dressed like a beautiful queen and we all had to call her Queen Ruby and make requests.

 On Saturday we went to a fun new park! They had lots of cool stuff to play on.

 And a fun water feature too. The kids all got soaked. Miles just ran around and around and LOVED it!

 Ruby's dinosaur.

Ruby wanted to practice teaching one of my English classes. It was SO cute. I've been teaching a lot more in the mornings, and it's a ton of fun! 

 We've been enjoying these fudge bars from Costco, and they're not too unhealthy either. Win!!

 Ruby's faces post fudge bar.

 DANCE PARTY!!!!

 Some days after swim lessons we stop at this park for lunch. They have free lunch for all kids all summer.

:)

4th of July and Camping

We had a ton of fun at the beginning of July with the 4th and our family camping trip to Juanita Lake.

 Our monthly Costco trip... the kids love the giant fans at the checkout.

 He's loving climbing on top of things. And sticking his tongue out!

 We bought a few fireworks, the kids were so excited for them. Especially Ruby!

 Becca, Frances, and their friend Laura came over for a barbecue and some fireworks.

 Sparklers!

 They loved it!

 Shortly before this Reid stepped on a spark with bare feet! He was okay, but oops!

 So excited for the Mad Dog Fountain for our finale.

 Woo!

 She busted out her shades.

 We put the kids to bed, then Andy woke Ruby up to take her to the neighborhood north of us. They have a huge fireworks show every year apparently. They said it was fantastic!

 On the 5th we headed down to go camping! We originally planned to stay the night at my parents' on Thursday night, but there was a big fire in Hornbrook. The freeway closed right before we made it there, so we had to turn around and head back to Medford.

 Thankfully Cindy lives there and we stayed with their family. We had lots of fun! Miles loved the piano, and their cats. He wasn't feeling good for some reason at bed time though, and threw up. No idea why though, he was fine after that. Thank goodness, we didn't want to camp with a sick baby.

 We headed to In-n-Out on our way to Juanita. Ruby sure had fun with her cousins.

 We made it! It was cool and cloudy when we first got there.

 That didn't stop our kids from getting straight into the water.

 Miles and Marcus had lots of fun playing together.

 Such a gorgeous lake.

 Getting sleepy at campfire time.

 The first night was really, really cold! Miles didn't sleep well, even though he had a bunch of layers on. So I brought him to bed with us where he slept much better all warm and cozy.

 Reid and Mary Ann were playing Stick People for a long time.

 A bunch of the little boys just played and played in the shallows.

 Ruby loved the kayaks.

 Cards with cousins.

Miles had fun running around. He's getting so fast. I was so thankful he was walking before the camping trip for sure.

 The boys decided to play in the dirt...

 They were having so much fun.

 It was head to toe and Reid did not like his cold bath in the lake after that! Thankfully Aunt Mary had a wash basin and heated up some water to finish it off.

 The family photo.

 We did a little talent show of sorts. Ruby did  little magic trick with her cousin of changing her blue ring into a red ring. It was so cute.

 Reid LOVED playing with Daisy. She's such a sweet dog.

 Good morning! Miles woke up early the second morning while everyone else slept in.

 Dough boys in the morning.

 Ruby drew this cute picture in Grandma and Grandpa's trailer while Andy and I packed up. My parents are such a big help!

 We made it home and got all bathed. The kids' bath water was brown!

 The next morning Ruby and Reid started swimming lessons. Reid did not have a good time last year, but this year was much better.

 Ruby did fantastic! She didn't want to put her face in the water at first, but by the end she was doing everything.

Cutie pie. He gets really cold in the water.