Time to unload the camera with all the pictures...so here's what's been going on the last couple of weeks. We have been lucky enough to have Andrew and Sarah come up a couple of times to play and the girls have absolutely loved being able to see their cousins more! The first time Sarah and I took the girls to the pool and didn't realize it, but we ended up spending almost 4 hours there. It was such fun just relaxing by the pool and snacking when we wanted to...the girls had such a blast! We had a fun picnic with lunch and goodies and everyone showed their skills to each other with putting their hair in the water (which to my girls means putting their face in the water!) Audrey and Lauren are a bit more brave than my girls in actually going under when jumping in...but we're working on it slowly!
The next week we were lucky to have them here again so we ventured out to Crown Center doing Kaleidoscope, the Clifford display, and the fountains. It was yet another fun day and the girls all had a blast. Sarah and I even survived the heat of outside while they were playing in the fountains!
Lots of water fun in the fountains! It was the perfect day for it, but just not for us who didn't wear our suits, but some of the kids playing there (not our girls) made sure we were wet as they kept trying to splash everyone.
Then last week was Kayley's last day of her swimming lessons. Daddy was able to come to Monday's lesson and told her that if she jumped off the side of the pool with all the other kids to her teacher that she'd get to have a treat and pick out a toy from the store. She got in line everyday and chickened out everyday. So, finally on the last day, she got up enough courage to do it. She didn't jump off the deeper part like all the other kids, she asked the teacher to go to the more shallower part, but she made sure we knew that the water was still up to her waist when she got in. Cora of course still hated the fact that she couldn't be in the water, so I let her soak her feet a couple of times and that seemed to appease her.
Here's some pics of her getting her award and popsicle. She has slept with her award a few times and is pretty proud of it! The bottom right picture is proof of her jumping off the side to her teacher for Daddy's sake since he wasn't able to come to the last day of lessons with work. She did get to pick out a toy and was pretty excited about it. Cora made sure Daddy knew that during the week she jumped off the side of the pool to Mommy so she could get a toy too. She is actually a lot more brave in the water than Kayley so she does do great jumping off to me or Nick.
This last weekend some friends of ours came up from Columbia for some girls' weekend fun. So Michelle treated me to a pedicure since we're getting ready to have our baby. It was my first professional pedicure and let me tell you it was a bit of heaven! Well, when I got home Cora and Kayley noticed my pretty piggies and the next day Cora told me that "I wish someone would paint my toe nails!" Who can resist a cute request like that!?! So on Sunday after their morning bath before church I painted all their toe nails and finger nails...they thought that was the best! I guess I should do it more often for them!! Anyway, Cora was the only one the only one that would pose with me, Kayley was too embarrassed! But aren't they the cutest little feet you've ever seen!?! (Cora's...not mine by the way!)
Then also on that same Saturday, Nick took the girls to the fireworks stand to pick up a few sparklers and snap poppy things and snakes. We did the sparklers last night and of course the girls were freaked out just by the sparklers since they are in the category of fireworks. Sadly though as soon as Kayley got the courage to hold one, we only had one left and she accidentally dropped it before Nick lit it and it fell underneath the deck. So, now we'll have to get her to get the courage up again and maybe buy more boxes next time! We'll see how 4th of July with fireworks goes at our house! We may have to buy them some ear plugs!
The next week we were lucky to have them here again so we ventured out to Crown Center doing Kaleidoscope, the Clifford display, and the fountains. It was yet another fun day and the girls all had a blast. Sarah and I even survived the heat of outside while they were playing in the fountains! 
Lots of water fun in the fountains! It was the perfect day for it, but just not for us who didn't wear our suits, but some of the kids playing there (not our girls) made sure we were wet as they kept trying to splash everyone.
Then last week was Kayley's last day of her swimming lessons. Daddy was able to come to Monday's lesson and told her that if she jumped off the side of the pool with all the other kids to her teacher that she'd get to have a treat and pick out a toy from the store. She got in line everyday and chickened out everyday. So, finally on the last day, she got up enough courage to do it. She didn't jump off the deeper part like all the other kids, she asked the teacher to go to the more shallower part, but she made sure we knew that the water was still up to her waist when she got in. Cora of course still hated the fact that she couldn't be in the water, so I let her soak her feet a couple of times and that seemed to appease her.
Here's some pics of her getting her award and popsicle. She has slept with her award a few times and is pretty proud of it! The bottom right picture is proof of her jumping off the side to her teacher for Daddy's sake since he wasn't able to come to the last day of lessons with work. She did get to pick out a toy and was pretty excited about it. Cora made sure Daddy knew that during the week she jumped off the side of the pool to Mommy so she could get a toy too. She is actually a lot more brave in the water than Kayley so she does do great jumping off to me or Nick.
This last weekend some friends of ours came up from Columbia for some girls' weekend fun. So Michelle treated me to a pedicure since we're getting ready to have our baby. It was my first professional pedicure and let me tell you it was a bit of heaven! Well, when I got home Cora and Kayley noticed my pretty piggies and the next day Cora told me that "I wish someone would paint my toe nails!" Who can resist a cute request like that!?! So on Sunday after their morning bath before church I painted all their toe nails and finger nails...they thought that was the best! I guess I should do it more often for them!! Anyway, Cora was the only one the only one that would pose with me, Kayley was too embarrassed! But aren't they the cutest little feet you've ever seen!?! (Cora's...not mine by the way!)
Then also on that same Saturday, Nick took the girls to the fireworks stand to pick up a few sparklers and snap poppy things and snakes. We did the sparklers last night and of course the girls were freaked out just by the sparklers since they are in the category of fireworks. Sadly though as soon as Kayley got the courage to hold one, we only had one left and she accidentally dropped it before Nick lit it and it fell underneath the deck. So, now we'll have to get her to get the courage up again and maybe buy more boxes next time! We'll see how 4th of July with fireworks goes at our house! We may have to buy them some ear plugs!
