SWIM LESSONS HAVE BEGUN :D/Summer activities

I know it has been forever since I last posted. It is just too busy around here keeping up with all of my responsibilities to sit down and post here on the blog. I don't think I can go back and play catch up. Too many things to write about. I'm starting fresh.

The kids started swim lessons today and were so excited to go. I love that. It has been awhile since we were last in a pool. The kids did great. Mitch was complaining a bit afterward how tired he felt. He is in level 5 which has the kids swimming massive amounts of laps across the pool. Oh, it's good for him. Casey did great and Emily of course was a fish loving to be there. It was so fun to see them all up a level from last summer. I love to see improvement. I think what it really makes me feel is that these little kids are getting older. AhHhhhhh! For me, having 4 children close in age and all little at the same time, really appreciate the moments when I see/feel the children getting older and more independent. The sun came out and it was beautiful for their lesson. It stays foggy for most of the mornings here in the summer. I am excited for the next two weeks. Ellie was good for me at the pool which made it very nice. It was nice that Emily knows the 3 other children in her class and Casey has a few that he knows and Mitch has a few that he knows. That is what I love about small town stuff. I hope Mitch has a better attitude about swimming in the morning.

I'm off to make some bread. I made a couple of loaves of Honey Wheat bread last week and they turned out great. I love making bread.( No bread machine....all by the sweat of my brow. :D haha) I told the kids I would make some white bread so we'll see how it turns out.

Emily broke the arm of her glasses on Saturday night and so now I'm in a desperate rush to get her new glasses so that we will have them by the time we leave on our trip (10 days and counting). We are going to pick some out tomorrow. She is so excited.

Some other news is that we planted some veggies and made a little garden last week. I am so excited. Todd and I are so excited to see anything grow that we are out there every evening inspecting the plants for new growth. We planted green onions, serrano chili peppers, fresno chili, squash, cucumbers, 3 tomato plants, oregano, rosemary, and basil. I am in heaven with our garden. We have most of them in containers and the bigger plants (squash and cucumbers) in the ground. The oranges on our tree are getting bigger. It's so fun to watch. I can't wait to pick fruit and veggies in my own backyard and eat them.

I hope to post more often but no promises can be made on that.