6 Months Old!

Our little Fiona (or Fee-Fona, as Isla calls her) turned 6 months old today. I can hardly believe it has been 6 months, but at the same time, we feel like she has always been with us. She is such a joy to have in our home and is such a happy, easy going girl. We love her red hair and her big smiles. We celebrated Fiona's "birthday" by having a 2 night (and hopefully no more) family slumber party in the basement because of a power outage and 100 degree temperatures.

Does this cellulite make me look fat?

First Swim Meet

Tonight was avery and Donovan's first swim meet of the season. Donovan swam with he little kids at the beginning. Thy swam across the deep end and he did great! Avery got to swim in 2 events. She got to pick her events and she picked freestyle and butterfly, which are the first and last events of the night, so we had to be there the whole night, which was a bit painful because Scott is out of town. She did great though, an shaved over 9 seconds off her freestyle time. I'm not sure of her butterfly time, because it seems she was disqualified for accidentally touching the bottom of the pool.

5k

Avery and I participated in our first 5k this spring. We did not have a fast time (at all!), but it was super fun. I'm really proud of Avery for doing this at age 9!

Swim team

We love having out neighborhood pool 2 blocks from our house. We love our new neighborhood, and most of the neighbors also go to the pool. There are neighborhood pool parties most weekends, and our kids have joined the swim team. It is our first experience with swim team. Avery is on the actual team and will swim in meets every week, and Donovan is on the developmental team, the Little Vikings, and they have one meet at the end of the season. Avery has swam an hour everyday since Memorial Day and it has been amazing to see her improve every week.

Dance recital!

Avery was in her 5th dance recital today. She danced to "You Can't Stop the Beat" from "Hairspray" and "Nadia's Theme.". Both were so cute, but I especially loved her tap dance. She is in a class with her dear friend Emma, and also a friend named Mattie, who she has danced with since age 4.

Donovan gets a summer haircut

Before and after