Fun and Trouble

It has been hot and muggy here, but until this weekend, there has been no rain. The grass was so dry and dead that it crunched when you walked on it. It looked like it had been freshly mowed when we came back from our 2 weeks away in Florida. Yep, it was so dry and dead it hadn't grown at all while we were gone! To assist the grass is growing I let the girls play outside in the pool and they did a nice job of watering the area around them. And the next day we got rain. We've had rain off and on for the past few days and it is joyous to see the grass turn green and grow! I never thought I'd be happy to see rain, but I am.

Here are my swimmers. Delaney was so funny with her sunglasses. Marian wanted me to take a picture of her while she was swimming. She didn't understand that I want to see her face.

So, here is Marian, swimming. See how well she puts her face in the water? It comes in handy now that we're going to the base pool twice a week or so!

Callie played in the pool and then she was off with the tricycle making me laugh.

And I did mention that there is trouble brewing in the house, didn't I? Rylee is 9 1/2 months old and she is moving! Joshua and Marian count her steps whenever they see her walking and her record is currently 37 steps. Today I watched her stand up without help, toddle across the room, crouch down to pick up a toy and stand back up again. She is big trouble!

She's also a wee bit blurry. Its hard to get a picture when she moves so fast!

And her dress is too cute. I think Marian got it as a gift from my in laws and all the girls have worn it. I love it.

Check out that face. She is looking so grown up and adorable here.

I think I am going to have to start stalking Joshua, paparazzi style I don't have many pictures of him......