On the 5th of July, we went to the Spectors' neighborhood pool. Hailey had started swimming by herself with just her floaties on the 4th at my Mom & Dad's pool, so I think it was just the extra encouragement she needed to be around Ethan, who was jumping in the water no holds barred, and swimming all around. She would jump in, the water would go over her head (Jimmy and I holding our breath the whole time) and then she would surface and just start swimming!!! It was so much fun to watch her having such fun and feeling confidence in her new found skill.
Here are Ethan and Hailey on the way to the pool:
Amanda is super-prepared and had snacks, drinks, toys, and floats all packed up in Ethan's wagon. It was a group effort, as you can see below.
Amanda caught them snacking with cheesy mouths.
Here are some pictures of Hailey doing it all on her own:
And here is Ethan - cowabunga!
Amanda & Hailey making faces...
If you tried to hold her or help her too much, she would say, "I do it myself!"
Look at that proud little smile:
Later that night, Marc read Ethan & Hailey a bedtime story and Ethan let Hailey sleep in his bed. He got to fall asleep in Mommy & Daddy's bed that night. Win-win!
Thanks Spectors! And we will have a Wii Bowling rematch whenever you say the word!
Here we are at the outlets shopping for Brittnie & Grandma Alysson's birthday presents. Hailey picked out matching hats for her and Brittnie.
And here are a few pics of Hailey playing in the bath. Bubbles and an empty bubble bottle are our favorite bath toys at the moment.
Now a look back at some of our post-bath picture posing:
Summer '09:
