Today we wrapped up swimming lessons. I think we may sign up again for another session. Molly likes it, but it is also good exercise for the fat mamma who takes her. Cousin Natalie and other Teacher Amanda do a great job with the kids (and the parents). We had a lot of fun and celebrated today with a certificate and a sucker.
Perhaps the best part about swimming is that Molly usually comes home like this and takes a good 3 hour nap. It totally wipes her out.
On Tuesday, Molly got to hang out with Grandma and Grandpa Binggeli while I went to the dentist, then we went to Crown Burger and had a birthday party for James. It was a good day.
Wednesday we went to Tracy Aviary with Annie, Elliott, and Wyatt (no Willie or Parker this time. Willie is in St. George at a basketball camp and Parker was hanging out with his mom). Molly was a little grouchy, but Elliott and Wyatt were good. After the Aviary we went to Wendy's. Molly ate 2 entire chicken nuggets for lunch. We're making some progress in the food area.
Also on Wednesday, what seemed like a tornado, hit Grandpa's house during a big windstorm. It knocked down some huge tree limbs, destroyed a blind on the deck, and blew a bunch of other things around. The worst of it, however, was a glass patio table that is heavy and hasn't moved anywhere for years, got blown off a deck, shattered, and ended up in the swimming pool in a million tiny pieces. Ross started working on it, then Dee, Liz, and I did. We shop-vac'd the sidewalk around the pool and scooped up what we could from inside the pool with the net and a broom. There were still lots of individual little pieces, though. We had an idea to put a nylon on the edge of the hose and vacuum up the rest. It worked pretty well, but we had to keep stopping and emptying the nylon and rearranging it because the glass cut a few holes in it. I think we got most of it, but unfortunately, I think we may be finding small flakes of glass in the pool all summer. We'll just have to be careful. What a mess!
Our summer is going great so far! I can't believe it is almost the 4th of July already.
I also would never have believed in a million years that I'd have a daughter who looked this cute in pink. I thought it would totally cramp my style, but I think I'm getting used to it. (Yes, I know she's a little big for the Bumbo, but she'll usually sit in it for a few minutes while a comb her hair and it is a very useful restraining device.)
