A Blast from the Past

This is from November 2008 when Audrey was 21 months old.

Thanks to Grandma for capturing this!

For Iain

Here's a little glimpse into your old life, dear. =)

For all others, this is Iain's last takeoff from San Diego.

Classic

I put the girls to bed last night and laid down between them while they went to sleep. Audrey was asleep in less than 30 seconds. Ten minutes later, pitch black, no movement, I hear a loud whisper:

Avery: Mommy! Mommy!
Me: Yes Avery.
Avery: At Germany, where Daddy has his work, um, maybe there's a pizza store and maybe Daddy's going to bring pizza home to our house.
Me: Yes, maybe Avery. I love you!

That girl can really make me smile!!

Jumping and Breath-Holding

So you can obviously see where we're spending most of our time this week! =)

Here's a video from yesterday afternoon of the girls jumping off the step in the pool and then Audrey jumping off the edge with her floaties. Believe me, this is a BIG deal! Also a video from this morning of her putting her face in the water for a couple of seconds. Also, a BIG deal, since before today she wouldn't put her face under the water for more than about a millisecond. Both of these things she started doing by herself without me asking her to try it, which is the third BIG deal of this posting. =)

The Girls Swimming

From this morning. Audrey's getting more confident in the water without her floaties, though today she has reverted to more pushing and less swimming. Still, great progress!

Swimming

Here's a pic of the kids in the pool today, which also happened to be Kai's very first dip. He loved it, though it's hard to go wrong with a pool that's about 95 degrees! =) Iain, we miss you and wish you were here with us!

Also included is a pic of Kai with Grandpa. I think they're good buds already.

Sesame Place

Here are a few pix of our trip to Sesame Place on Sunday. It rained during the first hour we were there and the girls were champs. No whining, just running and playing! And the rain kept the people away so we didn't have to wait in any lines. It was fabulous. And for this mom who has some OCD over her kids getting sunburned, a day of overcast skies was a beautiful thing!