o so cute.

Baseball game

Dave called me in the morning and asked if we wanted to go to a Nationals Baseball game that night with the company tickets. I was so excited. They were good seats and it was something to look forward to that night. The kids were so excited. It was a perfect night, there was no humidity and it was a nice temperature. Once again our kids were mostly excited for the food but they liked the game too. Siena was way into it this time. She was very upset that we left after the 8th inning because the game wasn't over but it was 10 o clock and we had to get home. She doesn't completely understand what is going on with the game but she loves keeping score. We got a program and Dave taught her how to write all the runs. She was really good at scoring it. Looking at the card though you can hardly understand her writing. I think she has regressed a little with her writing. Dave said he was never so proud of her. She was learning all the terms and enjoying the game. I see a future little daddy's baseball bud. It was a fun night for all.

Fun pictures

Between my real camera and my phone camera I take a lot of pictures. I just seem to forget about a lot of them and getting them from both places when I blog.
Ben has his cool Iron Man sunglasses
my tan beach bum in her new bathing suit.

cute Claire. The kids thought these glasses were so funny.

Finally mid July we took her into the pool. She loved it probably because it was so hot outside even the pool water wasn't cold.

Swim lesson pictures

I jumped the gun when I wrote about swim lessons, I didn't have any pictures. Finally I remembered my camera at the last swim lesson. They loved swim lessons so much.
flutter kicking out to Mr. Jon

Finally Siena put her head completely under water! that is worth all the money I paid. I think she had jumped off the side of the pool so many times and had started putting her head under that way that she decided that it wasn't too scary. Ben puts his head under occassionally but not really on purpose.

Claire 4 months

Time is just flying by. Claire is getting so big. I think she is still the biggest of all the kids at this age. I checked Siena's baby book and Claire is a whole 2 pounds heavier. Claire is 14lbs 9 oz. the 73%. Apparently my book keeping is getting worse because I didn't record hardly any of Bens stats. She definately has the most rounded face and chuncky cheeks of them all. She is a very social baby. She loves to be held looking out and observing other people. She is always quick to give a smile to anyone who will pay attention to her. I think this is mostly my fault but she still gets up once a night most nights and she never naps for very long. We have been busy this summer so she is always being carted around places. Luckily she still naps in her carseat. She loves her excersaucer I think because she can be up looking at everyone. Now when you lay her down on her back she tries to do a sit up so she can be up. She doesn't really laugh yet but she screaches. I am trying to get it on camera but she always stops when I turn the camera on. We love our chunky monkey so much.

Pool time

It is so hot here. It is 7:30 at night right now and it is still in the high 90's with humidity so it feels like the 100's. It is awful. Siena and Ben have had swim lessons for the first time and they love it. There have been 2 days that they didn't like but they have come to like it again and that makes me happy. They are learning a lot. I am a little slow at putting them in swim lessons as this is Siena's first year but she is learning quickly and I hope she will be a good swimmer and love it. I have learned here that swim team is a big thing and kind of serious. I don't know if we will get into it but I hope that Siena and Ben will learn how to swim. They have learned how to blow bubbles, jump in unassisted and put their head under water and kick. They also play this alligator game where they chase the other kids around the pool. They love it. The teacher at this pool is so good with the kids. He is just really silly with them.

Also we hit up Great Waves waterpark. Last year we were season pass holders but this year I didn't do it with Claire being so young, I didn't know how often we would actually get there. We went there this past week and had so much fun. The kids practiced all their swim lesson skills and they went down the two waterslides all by themselves. It was wonderful. I didn't even have to catch them at the bottom! I sat on my chair and nursed Claire while they played. They even attempted the wave pool and were brave and went out further in the tubes. It's so exciting that they love the pool. It makes me very happy. Claire was pretty good the whole time we were there. I just worry that she is too hot just sitting in the stroller. She doesn't really take water from a bottle and she can't wear sunscreen yet so I have to keep cooling her off in pool and then put her back in the stroller. She has been really good all the times we have been at the pool.

Goodbye again

Allie and Ben causing trouble in the ice cream store.

Cute Siena and Kaylee

enjoying the trolley ride.

Our good friends the Horners came back to D.C. for the summer. We were so excited to see them again. They were here for only a couple of months but the kids had so much fun playing together again. They stayed in Old Town and on their last day here we got to ride the free trolley. We have lived here 8 years and have never been on the trolley. We rode the trolley, fed the ducks and had ice cream. It was a perfect day that wore them out. It's funny all the looks we get from people because we cause a great scene wherever we go. I had my three kids and Aubrey had her two and she is pregnant. People want to run the other way when they see us! we will miss you guys.