Random Ramblings

We are enjoying the last few days of summer vacation! Rachel goes back to school on Monday. I knew that summer would fly by and it has. I have been trying to keep the girls busy this week and out of trouble!

On Wednesday, I took Rachel for a haircut. Ms. Gwen trimmed off a few inches and now it is much easier to comb and keep those tangles out.

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Then Thursday morning we went to school to meet Rachel's new teacher. Her teacher seemed very nice and Rachel checked out the room while I filled out lots of papers. Rachel saw lots of her friends in halls and I know she is excited to get back to school.

outside the school

After school we went to Wendy's for lunch. Rachel loves a frosty and fries!

Thanks Nana for the money for lunch!

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Friday morning we went to Mulberry Park bright and early. I was trying to beat the heat and humidity-ha!

We came home for naps and lunch. Then we went to Imaginations At Play for the afternoon.

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Today we all went to Lake Lanier and splashed around for awhile.

And that's it !

                                                                 

                                                                      

Our Little Mermaid

Rachel has been busy this summer with swimming lessons. She has learned alot and come a long ways with her swimming skills.

Rachel and Mr. Seth

Rachel waiting her turn.

Each week the number of kids in her classes has gotten smaller. Last week she was the only one! And now her teacher instructs from the pool deck, so Rachel pretty much swims for forty five minutes straight . She does come home tired!

Practicing the freestyle.

During the summer classes are everyday. School starts next week and we hope to keep her swimming.

Grandpa's Girl

Sweet Sixteen

This little munchkin is sixteen months old today!

Each day we are amazed at how cute and funny she is. Lately, some of her talents include:

Learning how to climb down the stairs

Hitting her sister

Eating pretty much anything put in front of her

Saying "mom-eeee"

Climbing onto,over, in and under everything she can find

Still with eight teeth

Pulling out every.last.item of clothing from her dresser

Taking one nap a day

Having tantrums

Learning how to open the door

Dumping the water out of the dog's dish

Love you baby girl!

Time for Tennis

This summer Rachel has been taking lessons with some of her friends.

Every Thursday we went to my friend Marne's neighborhood and she gave the girls lessons.

She was so patient with them-five six year olds that are easily distracted can be hard to handle.

Today was the last lesson for the summer.

They had a "mini" tournament and Rachel was the big winner!

Rachel and Marne.

Pringle Park

We have a new park in a town not too far from us that I have been hearing lots of good things about.The official name of the park is Gary Pirkle Park, but for some reason I want to call it Pringle Park, so that's what I am going with.  This morning, my friend Ashley invited me and the girls to join her and her girls at the park. So we went and checked it out.  The park is wonderful-the entire play area is covered! By a big wooden ceiling, with fans and air vents. There are lots of benches to sit and watch the kiddos play.

Kate, Catie, Keely and Rachel

Rebecca loved crawling into this thing

It was a great way to spend time with our friends.

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In other news--this little cutie had her 15 month checkup this morning.

We had my favorite doctor- Dr. Smiley. She is the nicest lady ever and takes lots of time with you. Rebecca didn't care for her too much- cried and fussed alot, but that is normal for her age.  She weighs 24 pounds and was 31 inches long. Rebecca checked out normal and we don't have to go back for three more months.

this was before church on Sunday-trying to get their picture, but Rebecca just wants to climb up an down the stairs- too busy for a photo session.

We are in the last two weeks before school starts and trying to squeeze in all the fun we can!

                                                             

I.N.K.

                                                                             
This morning we went for Rachel's tennis lesson and then drove over to Gainesville to meet some friends at the I.N.K. activity center.  It is a building with lots of rooms, each with a theme, and coordinating toys/equipment and the kids just pretend and play.  We hadn't been in about a year and Rachel seems to have fun everytime we go. So we went for a few hours and the girls had lots of fun.

Rebecca LOVED this slide. She figured out the stairs for herself and probably went down the slide at least fifty times!

This is the restaurant room- so cute.

At one of the train tables. They also have a big train the kids can climb on and ring the bell.

At the grocery store. Rebecca tried to push three or four buggies at once.

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And just a few pictures of Rebecca from this morning during tennis lessons. I let her roam around and explore.This morning it was so hot and humid. We were both dripping, but it didn't seem to bother her.