Jackson participated in the County Swim Meet this year, and was surprised to find our mailbox decorated in preparation for the meet. The folk around here take the county meet very seriously, and it is amazing the work that the Leslie Beach Club volunteers put in to getting our team ready for the event. Maybe next year Jackson will actually care as much.
Jackson and his friend Matt before the Medley Relay..."Which stroke am I swimming again?"
Jackson diving in for his freestyle... He did not like the pool because it had the "coldest water in the world"!
Here are the 6 & under girls at the end of the year swim team awards ceremony. Catie was thrilled to get a trophy! She may not look it by her size, but she was the youngest swimmer on the team.
Jackson did a bit of "grandstanding" when he got his trophy!! His shenanigans made us so proud... every time we look at this picture we just shake our heads.
The "Stinky Zoo" is always a hit with the kids... one of the kid's favorite parts was riding the mechanical horses at the entrance.
We got up early on July 4 to run the Peachtree Road "Race" (12 years in a row for Ann, 9 for Stiv, and 7 years of babysitting for Grandma)... Our friend Brandie actually woke up early enough to watch the race in front of her condo and snapped a few action shots...
Abster in her patriotic 4th of July outfit. She is growing into quite the busybody.
Here we are at the Chamblee fireworks, waiting for night fall. The fireworks turned out awesome this year and were extraordinarily load. Catie was so frightened that she kept her head buried under Daddy. After, she claimed that she saw them because she "peeked."
LBC had pool games on the 4th. After about 15 minutes of whining, Jackson finally agreed to participate in the Cowboy relay... he had to swim a length of the pool with the noodle and cowboy hat.
The last race was the shaving cream relay race... the kids kicked across the pool, transferred the glop of shaving cream to the other teammate, who then kicked back across the pool.
Catie had Isaac over for a sleepover last weekend, and they quickly dawned their Superman/Supergirl costumes and had a blast running around the house. It was a fun night as they did not fall asleep until after 11 pm and were up "chatting" at 4:30 in the morning.
The girls on the tractor... Abby wants to do whatever her sister does....
We have not brought out the white trash jumpy house in awhile, and the kids had a great time... even if Ann put it over the maximum allowable weight level!
We think our sweet little Abby is turning "bad"! She is well on her way to winning the prize for our most high maintenance 17 month old. This girl is into everything or on top of it!! She is a real climber... everytime we turn around, she is up the stairs or sitting (or standing) on the dining room table with big smile on her face.
Catie talked Ann into buying a face painting kit on a recent trip to Target. Here are a couple pics of Ann applying her "artwork" to Catie's face.
Catie had her buddy Isabella over for face painting "facials" and dress up. These two either get along like two peas in a pod or oil and water... guess which day it was...
Saturday night, Steve decided to cook a new recipe for everyone. He looked up the recipe and watched a video online to ensure the meal would be made to perfection. Then he made a special trip to Publix to purchase all the ingredients. As you can see, it turned out perfectly and we all enjoyed a good laugh and trip to McDonald's!
