We had a blast swimming our first night on vacation!  Anna Kate and Rose were busy cheesing it up for pictures, but Noelle was under water most of the night!

Aunt E and Uncle Fred have the neatest back yard.  After the pool, they have a gorgeous yard that leads down to the lake.  The girls loved having a picnic by the lake in between swimming and more swimming!

 

These are our girls!

 

 

Loving.every.minute.

 

 

Feeding the ducks bread crumbs has become an exciting tradition!

 

Daddy and his girlies, and Rose trying to yell at the ducks to come get their food!  She is hilarious.  You have to hang out with her to fully appreciate how totally awesome she is!  She’s the sweetest, craziest little 2 year old all bundled up into one adorable package!

Well, what do we have here!!!  Anna Kate tried the Buddle Jumper floatie and LOVED it!  She was all over the pool, and it kept her head above water while she kicked and pulled the water with her arms!  She was so proud to be off of the steps, and we were so relieved to see her happy in the water for the first time ever!  She was more comfortable in this floatie than she ever has been with someone holding her, and it’s coast guard approved as a life jacket, so it is an extra safety precaution.  Hopefully she will get used to the swimming motion this summer and then next summer we will go all out with hard core lessons (the kind you have to sign up in March to get into).

 

Noelle is enjoying swimming on her back this summer, and Anna Kate had fun watching her sissy swim all around her in the middle of the pool (so excited for her)!  Rose enjoyed Uncle Andy’s ice cream sandwiches, from head to toe, lol!

*I’ve still got over 100 trip pictures from last week, but no new pics this week!  Okay, just a couple with Mike’s phone, lol!  I’m waiting on a new Canon that’s not in stock right now… I’m still not in any hurry to take pics.  This is the part of the summer that all of us Mommies need some renewed energy!  Right now, if I can keep the house going, and everyone clean and fed, I’m doing good!  So far, so good!  I’m thinking it will be at least two more weeks before we’ll have the new camera.  Nothing’s really going on with us right now, except for trying to beat the TX heat (and doctor’s appointment every day next week, sometimes two in one day… busy check-up time)!  We have parties and play dates this weekend, but I’m looking forward to just living in the moment.  It’s different, but a nice break.