Swimming Lessons

The girls just completed their first 2 weeks of swimming lessons. I was able to get three of them into the pool at the same time! It was awesome! Brynn, who has never had lessons, started in Level I and went from refusing to put her face into the water, to full on dunks/bobs. Greer was in Level III which was beginning stroke development. She has always been a fish so she did really well. Reegan was in Level IV which was stroke refinement. I was a bit concerned about Reegan on the first day once I realized that she was in a competitive lane that ran 25 meters and 5 ft 6 in deep in it's entirety. She had to do free-style the entire length up and back right off the back.... but she proved me wrong. she didn't even hesitate. She also learned the back stroke, butterfly and a few others that I don't remember the names for. They all advanced to the next level so they are on a waiting list for the next session that starts on Monday. Hopefully they will all get into classes.

Trip to the Phoenix Zoo 5-30-08

While Mom and Dad were here visiting we took the girls to the Zoo. Unfortunately for the animals it is not anywhere near as "progressive" as the zoos back home. We got a bit of a late start so by lunch time we were all baked... can't remember how hot it got...maybe 100. We walked half of the park, ate lunch, and then took the tram around the other half. It was fun seeing all of the animals. The best part of the entire zoo for me was the "Monkey House". You actually walk into their enclosure and walk amongst them. The only thing keeping them inside the monkey house is corrugated plastic which they can't climb. You could actually reach out and touch them if you were dumb enough to do so. The zoo guide told us that they have canine teeth and like to bite and touching was definitely a no-no! The little squirrel monkey in the tree in the picture below was one that we saw.

Friends B-day party at Pump It Up

There is this awesome place called Pump It Up where kids have their birthday parties. Two huge rooms filled with these gargantuan blown up slides, bounce houses, etc. Reegan had gone a couple of times, but this was Greer and Brynn's first go around. They had a blast!

Greer's End of School Party 5-27-08

Greer's End of the School Party had a fiesta theme. They did crafts, played games and had a HUGE pinata! It was amazing to watch how Greer took Brynn under her wing and included her in the classroom festivities! If only it could be like that more at home!!!! All in all it was a fun day. It's hard to believe that the kids have been out of school for over 3 weeks already.

Reegan's End of School Day 5-22-08

Reegan had her End of School Party on May 22nd. I was in charge of doing the games and water activities for the class. The kids ate pizza, played a bunch of games outside (before the lightning struck which forced us inside) and ate popsicles. The Schmidt's were here so Skylar was able to come along and meet Reegan's classmates. They had a really good time. Sooo much energy!

A Promise

I know that I have been horrible about keeping up with our blog and my apologies. The system is really slow right now and it looks like they are going to do some routine maintenance soon so I will come back to this later.... I PROMISE! Part of my motivation problem has been the 112+ temps these past days, but still that shouldn't be an excuse! Hope everyone is well and stay tuned.
Shannon

Mother's Day

The girls each bought me a piece of jewelry for Mother's Day. Brynn gave me the bracelet, Greer the necklace and Reegan the earrings.... quite the ensemble!! Reegan also blessed me with a book of poems that she made in class. They are truly a treasure..... amazingly beautiful and thoughtful. It was a great day. Hope all of you "mom's" were pampered as well!