The summer has been great. The girls had swimming lessons at the YMCA. The first lesson was brutal. Faith pretty much told the instructor what she was and was not going to do! I was slightly mortified. However, after some redirection (and threatening) she obeyed and lessons went much smoother:) By the end, the girls would actually jump into the water from the ledge.
The record summer heat here meant lots of ice cream! Kelley's proved to be the best place to go-lots of choices and just awesome ice cream:)
There were several fairs that we also enjoyed. The Taste of Tacoma was fun:) We enjoyed tastes from all over the city, some rides, and music!
Kabobs! Dalaina loved 'em:)
I sat the spinning rides out, but the girls loved it!
Gig Harbor hosts a Chalk the Walk day-what fun. Anyone can come downtown and use their chalk and just go wild on the walkways of town!!! The girls loved it:)
We also took several trips to the trail for the girls to ride their new bikes! They are such big girls at 3 and 5. Riding bikes with training wheels-Dalaina skipped the tricycle phase!
She did so well and just loves her bike! What's not to love-it's pink with fringe!!!
We also went to the 25th annual Gig Harbor Art festival. They made beaded necklaces, had their faces painted, had lemonade, danced to the music and just had fun!
That was the stillest and quietest Faith had ever been--(except for when she sleeps, but even then she talks in her sleep)
The ladies did excellent work!!
My girls wanted to sleep with their faces painted ! Can you imagine if I said yes to all of their requests?!
We attended The Gig in the Harbor too. Music, games, food, and fun!
The favorite was the bouncing/jumping house-of course!!
The girls also took tumbling lessons at the YMCA. They learned the crab walk, snake crawl, rabbit and frog hops, scissor jumps, flips, rolls, the balance beam, etc... They really enjoyed that!
The backwards on the beam was a challenge for both of them:)
The favorite was the bouncing/jumping house-of course!!
The girls also took tumbling lessons at the YMCA. They learned the crab walk, snake crawl, rabbit and frog hops, scissor jumps, flips, rolls, the balance beam, etc... They really enjoyed that!
The backwards on the beam was a challenge for both of them:)
They also took ballet lessons. They learned first, second and third position. Ballet kicks and jumps and some stretching. It was great to watch the little ballerinas- to- be!
We have enjoyed our summertime here in Washington:)
