Nicest Summer Ever!!

I have to say, since moving to Maine, this has to be the nicest summer ever!! That is why I have been neglecting my blog entirely, between swimming every day, going to the beach, going camping, our trip to Michigan, having friends over, Hannah having sleep-overs, gymnastics camp, friends here for swimming and cooking out...I haven't had the time!!It is all good, though, because the summers go entirely too fast around here!!
I have not one, but TWO swimming girls now, as Madelyn has moved up to swimming with just the arm floats and her floaty suit...they both are jumping off the sides like crazy!
This is also the first summer of being able to take the girls to the beach and they play nicely for about 2 hours or more!! I dare say, it is ALMOST relaxing for me...I better not say that too loudly...
But I have to confess...I have been secretly thinking about school shopping, fall clothes, scrapbooking, and quilting...all fall/winter activities...shame on me!!

Swimmer!!

I cannot believe how long it has been since I have written...the days of summer just keep slipping by. Our vacation was very nice, but it is always nice to be home. The big news of the week is Hannah is a swimmer!!She started doggie paddling on her own before we left for Michigan, (see below), and it was amazing when we were on vacation how confident she was getting in the water. She actually fell off the jetski with Chris and Drew and didn't even get upset. She rode on the tube with lots of water spraying in her face and didn't mind.
Well, the week we got home, she just decided one day (with a little motivation of watching Alex) to put her face under the water with goggles on. The next thing I knew, she is swimming underwater, jumping off the side of the pool, and even doing forward and backward flips underwater!! She mastered all this in about 3 days!

Tonight in the pool, she was swimming across to the deep end with her face in the water. She is just rocking the swimming, and I am so proud of her!!