Casey's POOL!

We meet up with Casey at her POOL at least once or twice a week... Over the past 2 or 3 visits, Liliana has been SWIMMING without a floatie!!! She has been swimming under water and diving in from the steps like a dolphin and just a BEAUTIFUL SWIMMER!!! In watching Liliana, Noah gained confidence to do the same and he soon took of his floatie and last night just started SWIMMING too... head under, swimming! :) Manny, then followed in Noah's path and went through 3 phases yesterday, shedding the layers to become a swimmer, just the same! It was a very "magical" evening for Casey and I to watch our kids swimming in such a way last night... a beautiful and oh, so SPECIAL evening of MILESTONES!

Here are a couple of photos of us in the pool today... it was 101 degees out, feeling like 106, but we did it for the kids! Whew! :)

Noah SWIMMING No Floatie!!

Mr. Independent

Noah's favorite thing to say about everything is "I do it". Today we were at the park and I was pushing him in a swing and he turned his head to look back at me and said "no, I do it". Hilarious! How does that little love-bug think he is going to swing by himself. He later said "I do it" when I was helping him go up and down on the see-saw... again, with his sweet feet a good foot from the ground how is he going to "do it". So sweet!!!

He also loves to say "I do it" when I put shampoo on his head. He likes to lather it himself. Of course, I get my way and get in there and scrub too. So sweet.

Then there is Liliana who would let me spoon feed her even now and scrub her hair. She does those things without a thought for herself, but is not threatened by letting me help now and then.

So sweet!

Fireflies & Rainbows

Oh, the joys of summer! Yesterday Liliana and Noah saw their first rainbow and fireflies! Well, I am not sure if Noah saw the rainbow, but Liliana loved it! We pulled into the church parking lot and there it was - a beautiful rainbow! What a special place to see your first rainbow - from church. When we got home from church last night to do our regular routine to fill their tummys and get them off to bed I saw flickering lights from the kitchen window and squeeled with excitement to show the kids. I shuffled them out the back door and we sat there for a good 10-15 minutes enjoying God's blessing of lightning bugs and the peaceful night's sky.

Summer doesn't get any better than the smell off nightime air, fireflies and rainbows! :o) Thank you, God!