Summer Days

Caroline continues to make the most of her summer days by just playing. Her swim lessons are done. Our takeaways:

• Some pools are really deep (Caroline was very unhappy to not find the pool floor beneath her feet when she tried to jump out of my arms during the last class).
• Swim lessons are worth the $, even if it's just an excuse to get into the only pool in the neighborhood. Caroline learned to kick her feet & that's a start.
• Four foot tall pool fences aren't safe enough - our pool's surrounded by barbed wire.
• As long as you can't actually hear thunder or see lightning, swim class is on.

Caroline's newest feats:

• Climbing ladders on the playground (even the loose, chain one) and sliding down the slides all by herself. Very scary.
• Helping me make dinner - using a step ladder to reach the counter. I also got her to eat pesto for the first time. I let her stir up the tortellini and told her not to taste any.
• Bleeding from the head. Thank goodness this didn't last long or else her first trip to the ER would be on the list too. You can see the cut by her right eye, though. Poor kid - how does a fall in the crib equate to that injury?
• Putting blush on her T-rex. *Sigh* And putting beads on Mrs. Potato Head. I think we've entered little girl country.
• Current word count: 5 (dup or dip/yes, deh/any #, mama, dada/daddy or bye bye)
• Newest animal sounds: anything that roars, growls or chomps
• Newest favorite food: Mommy's mint chocolate chip shake. By the way, my newest favorite food is a salad with lettuce, grilled chicken, walnuts, mandarin oranges & gorgonzola with raspberry vinaigrette dressing. Try it - it is sooo good!