Swim Nazi

In one week Savanna went from being a timid swimmer to a confident one. She feels safe enough to jump off the diving board without someone in the water with her and she has learned to get her arms out of the water when swimming. She is well on her way to a freestyle swim. Janet Fleming, aka Swim Nazi, does a great job of teaching the children to be safe and to help others in the water. That was a perk for me as I didn't realize that she was teaching basic safety as well as swimming. We are so proud of Savanna for learning to swim with Miss Janet! She was so excited to show off all that she had learned too.

Father's Day

This day served double duty as it was the baby party day and the cookout to celebrate Father's Day. Tradition is that we let our fathers do their own thing for their day. All of the children and their fathers were in town so we just extended the party. Hamburgers and hot dogs were on the menu in addition to party leftovers. The next day we celebrated as our immediate family.

Baby party

All in the family...

Sadie is proud of her creation.

Lydia is having a little girl in September and my sister in law, mom, and I held a shower for her in June. My girls decorated little onesies for baby Ava and the guests followed by decorating onesies and burp cloths. It was so fun to see Noah and Alan (Lydia's husband) get in on the decorating. Everyone at our house is anxious to meet her and give her our love.

Girls getaway

The girls and I got away to visit my brother in Asheville for a weekend in June. It was time to get away and we were anxious to see his new house. We had a good time visiting with Forrest and got to see one of Savanna's friends who moved away last year. The girls enjoyed helping with Phoebe and I really enjoyed hanging out with my little brother. Thanks for having us. We cannot wait to come back to visit!