Summer Fun

Too many toys or Not a BIG enough pool..which is it?

I blew up the pool toys to take the the big pool tomorrow. She had them all in her little pool and was trying them out. I got them out to let them dry off when she was finished playing and I had to blow the turtle up a little more. Macie went over to the turtle, put her mouth up to it, and acted like she was blowing it up, too. At first, I thought she was biting it and I was about to tell her no and then I realized what she was doing.

Macie is trying to sneak into the flowerbed. I caught her!

I was trying to get a cute picture of Macie in her new outfit...I think it is so cute.

Now that we are all settled in Blake and Macie have gotten to play together a lot this summer. Mom, Lyndsie and Blake came to one of the pools in the neighbor to swim. We had a great time. We ordered pizza and swam about an hour. Before we swam, we went to Sam Moon. Macie would holler for Blake when we were separated in the store.

Blake is the water man. He loves the pool. Blake isn't one bit afraid of swimming and would have his face completely under water and keep trying to move forward. I was impressed! BUT you can't take your eyes off of him for a second.

My sweet daughter is 17 months old and quickly approaching 18 months...what..I have had her for almost 1 1/2 years? What a blessing she is to me! I love watching Macie play by herself, read her books, love on Sebastian, and point to jets and "copters." I keep telling myself to hold onto every moment! Just yesterday she pushed her glow worm's belly when I was going in her room to get her from her nap and it played Cannon D. It is a beautiful song but it makes me picture her being a beautiful bride someday walking down the aisle to that song as I do every time I hear the glow worm! WOW, I am blessed! (I know I am repeating myself.) This is an amazing kind of love.

Hanging out with her dog brothers! Well, I guess Macie is resting after a little walk.

Playing in the water.

I haven't gotten a picture or video of it yet, but we put the slide in the pool and let her slide in. It is hilarious. It reminds me of when my brothers and I did that when we were little!

Who is this baby? Is she 7 or 17 months?

Macie found the baby toys when we were in the extra bedroom the other day. She wanted them all out but I only got one out. She hung out in the bouncy seat for about 15 minutes when I first got it out. She played in it after naptime and then drank her milk in it one morning..my feelings were hurt because she usually cuddles with me when she is drinking her milk. I can only imagine what it will be like when she has a sibling in all these baby toys. She either will help them out bouncing them around and playing or she will be pushing them aside so she can get in. OH and the pacifier...she plays with the ones we tried to give her when she was a baby. She usually is giving them to her baby. She puts them in her mouth for a minute or so at a time...usually just bites them but on this day she kept it in her mouth the whole time she was in the bouncy seat!