Summer Fun and the Finished Big Girl Bedroom!

We had a busy day today! We finally finished the girls' bedroom by hanging up their shelves. They absolutely LOVE it! Peyt is still sleeping just fine in her big girl bed. We also decided to buy a pool for the upcoming heat wave! We set it up this morning and it took 7 hours to fill up! I just can't wait to see the water bill for the month....luckily we have equal pay, so we won't take the hit all at once! Brent and the girls were brave enough to get in the water tonight...it was FREEZING! Hopefully it will warm up by tomorrow. I was too chicken to get in...I doubt Raegan would have like it too much either! After dinner, we invited over our neighbor kids to swim...and as you can tell by the last picture, the hot tub was more of a hit than the swimming pool!

Logann's New Roommate!

Almost 2 weeks ago, Peyton told me that she wanted to take her nap in the big girl bed. So I put her in Logann's room, on the bottom bunk of the bunk beds, and she slept for 3 hours! When she woke up, she said that she wanted to sleep there that night as well, so I called our big strong neighbor, Jeff, to see if he could help Brent take apart the bunk beds that evening. For those of you who have bunk beds, you know how hard it is to change the sheets...especially with an enlarging belly such as mine!!! So with the beds apart, we decided to obviously re-arrange the bedroom and re-decorate. I still need to hang some shelves, but I will post pictures of our finished project hopefully by the end of this weekend! They have been sleeping together since that day! With this big change, I was guessing they would wake each other up earlier than normal in the mornings, but wake time has been the same, if not a little later...around 8:oo am! They go right to bed at 8:00 pm most nights too! My little sleepers! I'm spoiled!

We are still going to swimming lessons, Monday through Thursday at Hough Pool. Last week, Natalie invited her friend Madison to come along, and the girls LOVED having another big girl to swim with!

We went to Open Swim last Friday evening. Brent couldn't wait to see the girls swim! Most nights at dinner, Logann tells Daddy what she learned at swimming, and occasionally I take video of her so he can see how she is doing. It is fun to go to open swim so the girls can show off their new skills!

Brent cleaned out the pond filter last Saturday and found a froggy. He trapped it in a jar so the girls could examine it! Peyton released it back into the pond...no need for a frog in the house!

Last Saturday during Peyton's nap, Logann and I went shopping for supplies to re-decorate their big girl bedroom. We made 4 stops! We stopped at a frame shop for a frame for Peyton's baby picture, Michaels for some paint and ribbon, Home Depot for more paint and supplies, and Ikea for shelves.

Daddy brought a crab home from work on Monday! His new boss went crabbing this weekend and brought crabs home for all of her workers! The girls were very interested in the anatomy of a crab. Also very interested in how to catch them, so we need to plan a crabbing trip soon!

We took Ashley, our neighbor, swimming with us yesterday. Natalie hasn't been feeling well this week so Peyton has been watching Logann's lessons with me for two days. I didn't think she would do well watching for 3 days in a row...she really missed the water and was ready to go swimming again! So I called for backup and Ashley was available, thank goodness!

Lake Goodwin Weekend 2009!

We were invited to spend the weekend up at the Fleming's Cabin again this summer! The weather was absolutely beautiful both Friday and Saturday, but stormy weather came in on Sunday. It didn't matter because we got in all the lake fun on Friday and Saturday by riding the jet ski, boat, and floating on the tube. The girls even swam in the lake with mommy! I wasn't planning on participating in any water sports this weekend due to pregnancy and a sore back, but decided that a simple ride on the jet ski with Brent wouldn't hurt anything...WRONG! We were having a great time riding all around the lake, and when we came back to the dock, Brent tipped us right over and we went for a swim! Well, since the girls saw mommy swimming (in regular clothes...didn't even bring my swimsuit!) they thought it looked like great fun and jumped in to swim with me! Everything turned out fine, the water was even nice! Besides that fine adventure, the whole weekend was awesome! A huge thank you to Tom and Joli (Erin's parents) and to Erin for having us up for another great weekend!

Video of Logann Swimming Solo!

The girls and I have been doing swimming lessons at Hough Pool this week. Logann has been progressing much faster through this program. At the last facility, she struggled with swimming on her back, and even though that was a requirement to pass the level, they rarely practiced the skill. Weird! So, we switched to Hough and she absolutely loves her teacher and there are only two other kids in the class! The video is from open swim today after the lesson. Another reason why we changed to Hough...lessons are also during open swim so Peyton and I can get in at the other end of the pool, and we on skills together. So, we go a little bit early before Logann's lesson and swim together during open swim, and then Logann goes off to her lesson at the other end, and Peyton and I play for a half hour! Today I took my cousin Natalie and she got in with the girls! It was a nice break for me and I got to take some pictures and video. Peyton is too young to join a class, and we have already done a parent/tot class to get her comfortable in the water, so now we just get to play together until she turns 3. Peyton is jumping off the edge and kicks like crazy to swim towards me...so I'd say she is comfortable in the water! Anyways, enjoy the pictures and video!

Potty Training, 35th Anniversary and 4th of July!

Jeremy caught a salamander that was crawling out of the firewood

(a piece that was in the firepit!) They decided to cool it off by putting it by the sprinkler...poor thing!

Napping in panties!

Caught in the act!

On this last Thursday, Peyton decided that she was all done wearing diapers and was ready to wear panties and use the toilet like a big girl! She caught on like a champ...talk about a fast learner! No incentive charts, potty prizes, nothing...just an occasional piece of gum has been the reward! We were even brave enough to let her wear panties today on our drive back from Lebanon! This is all so exciting and shocking to Brent and I because of how Logann DID NOT WANT TO USE THE POTTY at all at this age. Luckily she has decided to do this all on her own...and in time before the baby joins our family! Goes to show how ALL kids are different! Along with helping Peyton pull up her panties, we had an eventful weekend! Josh, Jeremy and I decided to throw a surprise 35th wedding anniversary party for mom and dad at the farm on Saturday night. Close family and friends joined us for a bbq and cake and ice cream, then we topped off the evening with fireworks to celebrate the 4th of July! Well, everyone else enjoyed the fireworks while Logann and I sat in the truck watching the fireworks with the radio on! Right along with Cooper, Logann does NOT like the loud sounds of fireworks! Another reason why we decided to go to Lebanon for the weekend and get out of firework-happy Vancouver! We hope you all had a great 4th of July weekend!

P.S. check out the YouTube link to the right of this post (below the timeline tickers) of Jeremy and his river rapid adventure...crazy kid! Dad was with him on this fishing trip, and he about had a heart attack watching it from the river bank! I died laughing while watching the video!