Swimming

We're back to being fish again this summer!  Caroline LOVES to swim!  Libby is enjoying it but still not as much fun

All last summer we tried to get Caroline to jump off the diving board.  She kept saying she would next summer.  The first couple of days of this summer she said she would jump off when she turned 5.  I decided a bribe was in order.  :-)  We offered her an ice cream sundae if she jumped and that was all it took!

Their first ice cream sundaes!  They better not get to used to them - that was a lot of sugar!!

Libby just lucked into her ice cream sundae for being a sweet little sister.

Camping

There was a Father/Child campout at church tonight.  Mark ran out the door in such a hurry that he left a few items at home.  I had to run down and drop them off.  At least I was able to snag a few pictures while I was there.  :-)

The girls were so excited about going!  Caroline has been asking to camp for a year and a half!!  I have no idea how she even knows what camping is all about!  I just know that I'm going to get some monsters home tomorrow after the late bed time and the early rise!  It will be worth it to hear them talk about the fun though!  I'm so glad they get to have this time with Mark!!

Crazy Sisters

A couple of weeks ago i was not feeling great so I was resting in bed.  The girls came in and did a lot of dancing and twirling to help me feel better.  There was a good bit of hugging and hand holding between them and I think that made me feel better than anything else!

The other day they came into my room after naps and Libby's hair looked like this....

while Caroline came in with the most perfect ringlets I have ever seen on her!

They love each other and do such a great job playing together!

Easter

I can't really remember what we did to celebrate Easter this year.  I do have a few pictures though!

The girls with their baskets and shirts made by Sew Divine or Gigi!

After the Easter egg hunt at school, Caroline told Mark that she wanted to share her Easter eggs.  She asked Mark to take her on a walk in the neighborhood.  She hopped on her bike and proceeded to throw all her Easter eggs into the neighbors driveways!  I have no idea where she got that idea but it was precious to see her sharing!

She has a good arm too!

When she got home from the bike ride she decided to write Happy Easter to Miss Sharry and Mr. Mike, our neighbors.  I was pretty excited because she didn't have to ask how to spell it.  We sent a few cards to family and after practicing on those, she knew how to spell it.

Chattanooga

After our last foster placements went to another home, we decided to take a little trip to Chattanooga.  We love it up there and thought the girls would enjoy it too.  

Our first stop was a ride in a duck (sp?) boat.  One of those buses that floats on the water.  The girls seemed to really enjoy it.  It was a memorable one time experience.

We did get a kick out of Libby on the boat.  The driver would ask questions and she would raise her hand to answer.  I didn't realize she "knew" how to do that.  We had her show us a little bit later how it was done. :-)

We stayed in a hotel on the river.  The girls and daddy had a great time checking out all the boats and barges that went by.

The girls all snuggled up in bed.  I didn't think we would ever get to sleep that night but we finally did!

The next morning we went to the children's museum.  We had a great time there!  Caroline did a great job experimenting with different things.

We had a picnic in a beautiful park on the river too.

Fun times!  The girls still talk about going to Chattanooga so I think we'll have to take another trip up there soon!  

Soccer Season 2

Caroline enjoyed her second season of soccer!  She is getting more aggressive which was fun to see!  She also was able to play on the same team with Kelsey.  They had a great time running around together!

Her coach told her she should bend her knees and play the keyboard.  We all got a kick out of seeing them stand like this at goalie!

Libby Lou

Here are some recent pictures of Libby...

Her first big boo boo!  She fell in the driveway and skinned up her little face.  

She fell asleep one day while reading from the hymnal!

She loves her big sister!

Libby and her preschool friend, Lola!

Libby is quite the little talker and dreamer these days.  She loves to read to us and tell us all kinds of stories.  We were getting a little anxious thinking we might need to get her to see a speech therapist.  However, her little voice has come to life in the past two months.  One of her favorite things to do is to make up names for us all.  She started calling Gigi, "cupcake" and she likes to call all of us, "socks."  Sometimes she will add in Lola or Anna and Elsa from Frozen.  It's adorable to hear here little voice say, "Come here socks" and realize that she is talking to you!  I'm pretty sure my name is mom but if you want to call me socks that could work too.  ;-)

She is a precious, funny and passionate girl!  We love her dearly!