Dates with Cows?

We went on a round of dates with the girls.  Brooklyn to Kroger, Anna to the Loveland Dairy Whip, and Mae to Chick Fil A and Lindsey took a round as well.  On Mae's date - we had a cow siting.

He was a hit

Happy girl

Swimming Progress

All of our girls have made great progress in their fear of the water - err...swimming.  Brooklyn has never really been afraid of the water and moved up to the next swimming level first.  Mae moved up shortly thereafter, and Anna just needed ONE more fear to overcome before moving up, but we took a swimming hiatus for a little bit.  She's close though! 



Mae made a lot of progress the week she had a sub and was the only one in the class

Brooklyn and I always had a lot of fun

The best part of the pool is when all the girls are having fun - it's so loud in the pool area that you can't hear Ashley when she cries!

Anna loved having Sam for the one week when we had to reschedule her class (Sam graduated both Brooklyn and Mae)
 

 

 

 

 

 

One day Ash

 

 

So What If It's Winter - It's Swim Time!

We wanted to get our girls involved in something.  We decided through many factors that swimming was the best option ultimately because all three girls could do it.  We were also tired of the fear of the water - Mae at 5 years old the most.  It's a life skill that must be learned so Saturday afternoons became swim day.  The first few weeks were rough.  Brooklyn (who has to be accompanied by an adult) was NO problem and she loves every second of it.  Anna was nervous and has a hard time putting her face in the water, but her biggest problem was following instructions - she tends to be in her own world.  Mae had a rough first couple of weeks.  She got braver and braver though over the course of the winter into the spring.  The good news is they all enjoy going every week. 

Before Lesson #1 - the funny thing is the person looking the least excited here, loved it the most

Oh man - look at that face!  Brooklyn loves swimming!

 

It took a few weeks, but we finally got that smile!

Workin' hard

There goes little Anna!

 

Potty Training Goal: Complete

They did it!  Lindsey was persistent and Mae finally grasped it.  With an accident only here and there, Mae is fully potty trained. -T

Hours of playing in the kitchen, snacks, drinks, and talk of dry pants

Maybe Mae was just so bored of playing in the kitchen within the kitchen all day she finally decided to just give in and be potty trained.

It's a good day to be a dad!  That is NOT an oversized Tootsie Roll people!  (I wanna say when Lindsey sees this she will make me take it down)

Loving Your Sister Lesson: Sharing

Mae is still working on the whole "sharing" thing.  Here's her and Anna "playing" at their new table. -T

Okay and there's "not sharing" and then there's the extreme: welcome to the extreme!  Mae knows JUST how far Anna can reach.    

Then if she does happen to grab something, Mae lurks in the background  and quickly swipes it away.