Swimming Lessons

Beth is finishing two weeks of swimming lessons today.   We go through the daily ritual of her saying she doesn't want to go and then once we get there she has a great time and is really progressing.  Yesterday though she told me--I don't like swimming lessons, I just pretend to be happy so the teacher doesn't get upset at me.  Oh really, so that bouncing around on the pool steps and chatting with your new friends is all part of a guise to stay out of trouble.

Hogle Zoo

We finally got a chance for our whole family to use the zoo pass we got for Christmas (thank you Grandma and Grandpa Taylor). The kids had a great time. The zoo has a special exhibit right now called Zoorassic Park so dinosaurs that move and make noise are scattered throughout the park. Andrew was a little nervous at first but when he realized they weren't getting any closer to him, he was fine.

My Grown Up Girl

Went shoe shopping (with no luck). Beth was trying to help me pick out a pair. I love this picture in the black heels. But, I wish I would have got it on video when she walked over to me in a pair of low cut, red cowboy boots and said "What about these babies?" I love her so much.

Champion Swimmer

Beth took swimming lessons for one week this summer. I wondered how much she was learning because there was six students and the lesson was only 1/2 hour. She surprised me when we went to Grandma Taylor's pool by swimming very well. She is not afraid of the water which makes it much easier for me to send her to lessons. She took private lessons when she was 18 months old and 2 and 1/2 years old but because we don't practice during the winter she lost some of her skills. At the private lessons they always called the students "champion swimmers" and I want for Beth to feel that she is a champion swimmer.