Last Days of Summer

One of our last adventures of the summer was to Six Flags!  We had a great time as usual!Highlights of this trip, were when Riley and Chloe got caught  dancing by a camera man at the Whale show, and the moment they saw themselves on the big TV screen, they stopped and sat down!  I had no idea they were so shy.  Second, Riley got called out of the crowd to go pet a sea lion, she said it was slimy, but loved it!  Chase was great in the stroller, and even got out to ride some of the little train rides.  His favorite part was seeing the animals.  He doesn't really say many things right now, everything is "Da" - which he would say repeatedly every time he saw an animal, especially the tigers!

 

 Chases summer haircut - I guess

A few weeks ago, Mike gave Chase a "Haircut"  He cut the whole thing just a little too short.  Then ended up buzzing the whole thing! I LOVED his long hair.  Mike will remember this day, as the last time Dad uses the clippers on his son.  Riley started Crying, saying she thought Chase looked awful.  The bright side:  Its growing back now.

Swimming has been going on all summer long, But we are trying to get in as much as we can before school starts.  Some things the kids have learned
Chloe:  Cannon Balls, Pencil Dives (with an exciting discovery that she can touch the bottom when she does that), putting her head under the water with out plugging her nose, or freaking out.  Still wearing floaties, because she hates Mommy's "swim lessons"
Riley:  Diving ( which she stopped doing eventually, because she said they hurt...the reason why they hurt??  Because they are REALLY belly flops), cannon balls, doing handstands and flips in the water, after watching the Olympics, she tried back stroke, and breast stroke, and she can now swim from one end of the pool to another.

Chase enjoyed playing on the steps, and throwing rocks and balls in the pool, oh and splashing the heck out of Mommy!

This summer has flown by, with park days, swimming, sleeping in, watching movies, playing with friends, riding bikes, and Mom nesting and getting ready for baby # 4!  I love spending this time with my kids.  They make me crazy every day, they make me laugh everyday, they make me a little angry every day, they keep me busy every day, and they make me love them more and more each day!  Cheers to school starting!