Pool Side

 

We have spent a lot of time pool side this summer!!  Matthew's swimming skills have really excelled and he is able to swim all over the pool and jump in anywhere with out any floatation devises!  Lilly had a rocky start to the swimming season this year and has been very cautious around the water! 

 

Jackson enjoys getting in the pool and cooling off and then taking a nap by the pool!!

 

Matthew is such a boy, so many of the little boy things that he does are very foreign to me! (since I grew up with only a sister.)  

 

Lilly is our accident prone child!!  She is always tripping over her own feet!  I'm not even sure how she bumped her nose.

Mini Golf For Family Home Evening

 

This past Monday we took the kids to play mini golf for the first time!!  Matthew and Lilly started out strong but around the 4th hole Lilly began to loose interest!!  Matthew however played to the very last hole!!  My mom and Merrie also joined us on our golfing adventure!  After we had our fill of mini golf we headed inside to the arcade!!  The kids had so much fun we literally had to carry Lilly out kicking and screaming because she didn't want to leave!!

 

Bowling

 

Before I get into our most recent adventure I'd just like to thank my Mom and Sister for picking Matthew and Lilly up and taking them to church while I was recuperating and Rick was working!  I know they are a handful!!

 

These kids just went bowling for the first time, and boy did they have a ball!!  Our friends the Solberg's mentioned that the bowling ally was having a "kids bowl free day," so we made a play date of it!   

 

Matthew and Lilly were super excited to get started!!

 

Lilly scared me a few times, throwing the ball, running onto other peoples lanes, using her head to roll the ball...

 

Matthew was very into precision as he usually is!!  He ended up with the best score (he's pretty competitive I think he gets that from his dad!)

 

As usual my kids are always drawn toward the arcade games! (They get that from their Father as well!)

 

The kids definitely had a good time!!  We will have to bowl again soon!!