how long has it been????

Oh my goodness!!!! I can't believe it has been over a week since my last post! What is going on??? You'd think I had other things to do than just sit here . . . oh, that's right I guess I do have a few things going on . . . ok, now I don't feel so bad.

Let's see, what has been going on here??? A lot of swimming! Ellie is becoming the little mermaid I knew she could be. She even jumped in the pool yesterday at the 4 1/2 marker - huge for her - of course, it helped that her daddy was right there waiting to catch her. Lily, on the other hand, is pretty sure that she can swim! Overconfidence runs deep in my family :o). She has learned that she MUST wait until I am in the pool to catch her (and let me tell you - the pool is FREEZING - by my standards, of course, people in Antarctica would probably bathe in this water, but I am a wimp!!!) - so she has to pretty much push me in the pool and then she can have her fun. It is so amazing to see how these two little girls are so different and yet so similar.

Something cute. . .
Ellie and Lily have been really enjoying each others company - it is so sweet. I often find them in the play room - dressing, undressing, and dressing again their Polly Pockets. They do have the scuffle here and there, but by and far are playing really nicely together - what a blessing! Praise the Lord!

The other night we were driving home from dinner and Lily noticed the stas (stars). So I asked her "who made the stars?" to which she replied, "desus" (Jesus) So I went on asking her - "who made the moon?" "desus" and so on. After I had asked her about a few different things that "desus" had created we were quiet and then I heard this . . . "umm, 'bout, dada?" So, I asked her "who made dada?" - "desus"
L: "umm, 'bout, mama?"
M: "who made mama?"
L: "desus"

L: "umm, bout, mankie?"
M: "who made your blankie?"
L: "umm, desus"

So cute - we went on and on like this for quite a while - I just think it is so sweet to see her little heart and her understanding, that God or Jesus did create all things - even her mankie!

Hope you have a blessed day - I will post pics when I get a chance. :o)

at the pool with our friends

I think I will be using "pool fun" or some variation in a number of my blog titles . . . that is all we are doing lately and I know that it is going to become much more frequent! Again, sorry to my friends who have not seen anything close to warm!

Our friends came over to our pool today and what fun we had!!! Drake, Addison, Ellie and Lily had a blast . . . again, Lily "thinks" she can swim . . . so, she is really trying to keep up! Here are a few pics. As an aside, Drake has to be one of the cutest and sweetest boys in the world (Parker, my nephew, is, of course, at the top of that list:o) !!! In fact, he is betrothed to a number of girls - two of which are my daughter and my niece, Alyssa. I'm not really picky, I just want him in our family! We will see what God has planned!!!

Baby Knox ~ aren't those eyes amazing!?!?!

such a boy! gotta show the muscles!

sweet Addy

ready to swim!

their beautiful mommy and my dear friend!

silly kiddos!

day at the pool

We have it real rough here in beautiful So. Cal ~ we have had to spend the last two days in the pool!!! It has been near or over 100 degrees (sorry to those of you who are just now hitting the 50's). On Friday we were at the pool twice . . . most of these pics are from our afternoon visit. Enjoy and stay cool!

this is for Lynn - this is the only good pic I got of Ewan

I love the wispy hair! And I love this girl!!!

Ok, is there a cuter little boy out there???? Totally a rhetorical question!!! Isn't he the cutest thing!

Reagan and Tilly! Reggy (as Lily calls her) is pretty sure that she can swim - she saw her sister, brother, and cousins swimming, so why can't she?

sweet cousins!

yes, the eyelashes are real. . . and they are longer in person!!!!

This may not look like anything to you. . .but, this is my sweet Ellie girl swimming - head in the water, body horizontal, and using BIG arms!!! If you have been privy to our past swimming experiences you will appreciate this!!! This is huge! I am so proud of my girl!

my swimmer!