Swim Lessons

Ada had her first ever swimming lessons at the end of June. She built so much confidence in those 10 sessions and looked forward to them every morning for two weeks. She jumped off the diving board all three times, learned to kick face down in the water, and had lots of fun doing underwater summersaults while waiting by the wall. I ended up buying her goggles because she loved opening her eyes under water so much :)

Ballet

Ada took part in ballet this past spring at Dancing For Joy. She enjoyed learning pre-ballet positions along with practicing for the big performance that took place in June at the Mount Baker Theatre. The show was called Narnia Excerpts, and the music and choreography were fantastic. Ada’s class had a 2 min part as the adorable “first sunlight” with glowing tutus. Ada is not sure if she will continue in ballet, but it was a fun learning experience for sure :)

River and Camp Out

One warm Saturday a few weeks ago we spent an afternoon playing by the river about half a mile from our house. The girls had fun splashing in the water and exploring the sandy trails. That night, Ada and Todd had fun camping in the backyard.

12 Months

Ruby is a little walker now! She took her first few steps at 11 months but did not truly start walking until a couple weeks after her birthday (in April). She is also almost impossible to photograph. Ruby has to be on the move all the time, very little patience for mom and the camera! She is a pretty happy girl, until someone she doesn’t know looks at or talks to her. Still very attached to her mama :)

And yes she does have a shiner on her right eye. I guess bruises come with the territory when  learning to walk :)