Water Bugs

Our children LOVE the water.....this makes me happy!  They are both pretty good little swimmers for their ages.  Peyton has always been a great swimmer, and Jack really turned the corner this summer.  He wanted to jump of the big diving board at the Kirkwood pool so we told him he had to learn to swim without his life jacket.....that's all it took.  He started swimming that day!  He thought he was a big shot too......all the middle school kids that were in line behind him were cheering him on and asking him how old he was.  It was pretty funny!
Both kids are in swim lessons once a week and then we usually try to take them at least once more a week to the pool to swim for fun.  Our gym has a wave pool on the weekends which is nice, they really enjoy that.  This week they got a double dose.  I took them Friday night cause Mike was on call and we were bored and then we took them again on Saturday night.  The movies and pictures below were from Saturday night, and by the smiles, you can tell they still have fun, even if they were there the night before!

  

Peyton also had a big day at school today.  It was her HALF birthday!  Since she is a summer birthday she celebrated her half birthday today at school......complete with a crown and treats!  We stopped by McArthur's Bakery and picked up some special cookies before school for her and her friends.

Big five and a HALF year old, ready to celebrate at school!
Excuse the red eyes!