Swim Lessons, Contests and School!

Lexie is wrapping up her last week of swim lessons and let me tell you, I'm impressed. She has always loved the water but she is actually SWIMMING (just a few feet) underwater. She is now diving for the little "toys" that throw in and going completely under when she "jumps" off the side. Lexie has enjoyed swim lessons so much and Ryan and I have enjoyed watching her "learn" to swim. I am planning on putting her in lesson every year.

Yesterday Lexie and I met up with my mom and her 2 sisters at her nursing home. She told me they were having a "beauty pageant" of some kind. Last week I took her a dress to wear thinking that is was just another activity. I started thinking that it was a "big activity" when I pulled up and had to park in the church parking lot due to the fact that the parking lot at the nursing home was empty. We walked in and there were TONS of people. Apparently what my mom deemed a "beauty pageant" was actually the Annual crowing of the King and Queen of the nursing home. There were a total of 8 women participating (mom being one) and 3 men. The place was decked out! I walked mom down while they gave a little speech about each participant. Then each participant was asked a "question". Mom's question was "What is the greatest gift you've ever been given". Mom's answer "My two girls". After the "voting" took place they announced the winners. Lo and behold MIMI won!! She was so excited and we were excited for her. Apparently, after talking with my sister last night, this is a big deal in the "nursing home world". I'm so proud of Mimi and so is everyone else!

Lexie and Mimi

Swim Lessons

This week Lexie started swimming lessons. I've been waiting for these 2 weeks since the beginning of the summer. We decided to sign her up at the local YMCA this year and so far it has been great. One of her best buddies (who also happens to be a neighbor) is also going so it was an easy transition into the class since they had each other.

Lexie LOVES the water. She has always loved taking baths, playing in the pool, playing at splash pads, waterparks and anywhere else she can get into the water. The only thing that worries me is that Lexie is fearless. She's pretty fearless about everything and the fact that she sees a huge pool and just immediately wants to jump in sometimes scares me. We have talked alot about NOT getting in pools (or any water for that matter) without mommy, daddy or another adult around and she does pretty good with that portion of it. I just feel that learning to swim is such a vital life skill and I'm glad the YMCA provides these lessons for the local community.


This was before we left. I was cleaning out my car and she decided that she would like to sit in the passenger's seat of my car in order to eat her snack. She is so cute.


This was at the very beginning of swim lessons. Her teacher was trying to convince her to go under. Yeah, she was a tad bit skeptical and wasn't buying it. I must say that this is such a "Carol" look. No lie. She got that honestly.


This is her "kicking". By this point she had warmed up pretty well and was having a great time.



Here she is practicing her "swimming arms".


Attempting to float on her back. :)


We have a long way to go but I'm hoping to continue lessons every summer so that she will be proficient in the pool.

Water play area!!

Lexie is a water baby through and through! We are lucky enough to live close to a park that has a "water play" area. She loves it. It's usually to hot to go early in the day so we usually make trips after supper in the evenings. It's only about a 5 min drive from our house so it's PERFECT for cooling off after a long day. Last Friday night we decided to try out her new bathing suit. You know, she just NEEDED that new bathing suit. :)

Waiting for the "buckets" of water to fall.


They always miss her because she never stands in the right place! I love how this picture turned out.


This is her silly face.


Doing what she does best. RUNNING!


So far we are enjoying our little "break" from school/daycare. Friday we did some much needed grocery shopping. Today we hit the gym and then headed to the library and to Brookshires for an Icee. She loves those things!! Today she starts swimming lessons for the next 2 weeks. I'm so excited to see how she does. I'll be sure to load lots of pictures tomorrow!