Playing & Pooh

Rachel wrote this note the other day to her Pooh Bear (whom we all know is practically a part of the family)... She wrote it all on her own without asking how to spell any of it.

 

And just playing in the house...

 Crazy girl!

This kid will climb on any and every thing - he has no fear...

I thought this was sweet of him watching what Rachel was doing...

Changes...Part 1

As many of you know, Rachel got a big haircut last weekend!  She has been wanting her long hair cut for quite some time now...It took us a while to convince Michael that it was okay to cut it - he just loved her long hair.  And while I've always wanted her to have long hair, it was getting very stringy and didn't look that great unless it was up... So, we took the plunge... And it looks great!  She really loves it and it's so much easier to brush now without all of the extra tangles!

Her long hair - wet.

Her long hair dry...

And the new do!

So cute!

Father's Day and More Pool Fun

I know I'm a few weeks behind but here are a few pictures of the kids with Michael on Father's Day...  Rachel watching in anticipation as Michael opens his gift. 

 And Jackson playing with the paper...

We've started planning ahead for our upcoming trip to Costa Rica over Thanksgiving...this was Michael attaching Jackson's car seat to a luggage carrier and wheeling him around the house in it... He thought it was neat for a while - then just wanted out!

And more pool time... We've had a couple of days when we've been the only ones at our neighborhood pool - I don't mind that at all!

My little fish...she is doing so much better in the water this summer...She has so much more confidence in herself now.  She loves jumping in the deep-end and swimming back to the side by herself - over and over and over.  

And it has taken some time but we think Jackson likes that too - jumping in the water with Michael and going completely under and then coming up.  Surprisingly - he likes it!  He's even already gone off the diving board - with and without Michael (I caught him though!)... Way earlier than Rachel ever did.  

More Pool Fun

We had our 2nd annual pool day with Aunt Constance and Uncle Jeffrey last weekend... It was a little different this year because Jackson isn't all that crazy about being in the water... And he is all over the place (in whatever he does) so it's not like we just hang in the pool and let him run around. 

These top three pictures where we are all dry were taken at the end of the day. 

Enjoying some grapes before swimming.

Like I said, he'd rather play with the toys than be in the water.

Just chillin'...

Looking over the edge with daddy... He actually tried to climb over it.

It took her a little bit to get used to swimming again, but once she did, she was a fish in the water.

Grandmama & Granddaddy came and joined us at the end and for dinner!