Where Did The Summer Go?

I can not believe that a week from today Sydney will be starting school. It seems like she just got out of school. We have had a busy but great summer. My parents came to visit us, Shawn's uncle and aunt, my sister's, niece and nephew and Shawn's mom and sister. My niece stayed with us for a week and when we went to Michigan we took her back with us. She had so much fun here. We also went to Michigan for two weeks. Where we got to see a lot of family and our friends. Sydney and Brooke were suppose to stay up in Michigan for a week but Brooke did not want to stay and came home with us. Sydney stayed and Mimi Smith and Aunt Holly brought her back here and stayed for a few days. Sydney and Brooke also had swim lessons this summer up at our pool and I could not be any more happier with the lessons. Sydney can swim the whole length of the pool and Brooke can swim short distance. Brooke gave us problems with the swimming but when it came to do it she swam no problem.

We just started the soccer season yesterday and Sydney got the same coach that she has had for the last couple of years so she was happy. Sydney starts school next week and then Brooke will start school in two weeks.

Here are a few pictures from the summer.

First swimming lesson of the season.

Brooke swimming.

Sydney learning to not hold her nose but to hold her breathe.

She did it in the first lesson no more holding her nose.

Brooke on the water slide.

Brooke swimming. She loves the pool.

Brooke and her cousin Gabe.

The girls at Birkdale at the splash pad.

My nephew Gabe.

The cousins!!!

Brooke!

Great Wolf Lodge for Girl Scouts. Sydney, cousin Hailey and Emily (Sydney's friend). Sydney and her friend Emily were in Girl Scouts and with the cookies they sold their troop got to go to Great Wolf Lodge for the night.

In a water fall at Great Wolf Lodge. Silly girls!

Hailey the next morning getting ready to leave.

Sydney at Great Wolf Lodge the next morning getting ready to leave.

The girls!

Brooke - - 4th of July

Sydney and Brooke - - 4th of July

Sydney - - 4th of July

The girls - - 4th of July

Silly girls with glow in the dark earrings that Aunt Holly got them.

Sydney - - last swim lesson of the season. She is swimming the length of the pool.

Sydney - - almost there!

Brooke not happy because she has to get back into the pool for swim lessons.

Brooke getting out after swimming. Yes she is not happy because she did not want to do it but we made her. She is a good swimmer when she wants to do it.

Brooke - - one last time!!!

Brooke - - swimming to the ladder...see she can do it!!!

See she did it!!