Final days of summer

The weather has turned cooler this week - in the mid 70's. It is so pleasant! We've enjoyed the sunny days of summer, but it's always nice to have a little break from the heat. Here's some final pictures of fun at the pool.

Going to the pool this summer helped keep us sane! The kids had a great time, and they each became a little more comfortable in the water.

Mead and Cole loved splashing in the fountains.

And Laine enjoyed swimming as much as possible - she's almost completely independent!

Here's to good times at the pool!

Shaving cream

This summer someone suggested letting the kids play with shaving cream as a fun, though messy, activity. Since then I've had a cheap can of shaving cream available, and I just send the girls outside to play with it when they ask.

They always end up with it all over their bodies, but they have great fun in the process. And it's easy to hose off!

10 months

Cole turned 10 months old last week. He is continuing to grow at a fast pace - he weighs about 26 pounds at the moment. He started to crawl this month and is getting places quickly.

He's also beginning to pull himself up, though he hasn't made it all the way to his feet yet. He's got a big body to lift!

And Cole has started babbling a lot more - na na, ba ba, da da, ma ma. He's not using any sounds as words yet, but hopefully he'll start "talking" soon. Such a fun little man!

Pool pics

Here's some more pool pictures. Penny took care of the pool at a friend's house, so we were able to swim while they were gone. The kids had a great time:

Jumping off the diving board...

Diving off my shoulders...

Using the floats...

And looking cute!

First Day of School!

Laine started Junior Kindergarten today. She will be going to school every afternoon from 12-3. She has the same teacher as she's had before, whom she loves, but they are in a new and improved classroom.

Laine already made a new friend, Clare, whom we got to hang out with this summer along with mutual friends. They're really excited to be in school together, especially since there's only 3 girls their class this year!

Pigtails

Mead's hair has grown incredibly slow. But she is excited about having her hair up, mostly because Laine gets her hair done a lot these days.

Here's the first attempt at pigtails - pretty cute, I think!

Pool time!

This summer has been SO hot - many 99 degree days. Thankfully we've had access to several pools to help us stay cool. After going to "real" pools, I thought the girls would be bored with our baby pool. But they kept asking me to get it out, and finally I did.

They played for a while, and had a great time.

Cole and I enjoyed sitting in the shade and watching the girls.