..the mother of invention

it's gets pretty hot out here in the summer. of course mommy had put shoes on marin but who knows where they went. so she made her own pair. :)

swimming lessons!

there is a denver parks and rec pool just down the street from our house. i went over there to inquire about the cost of swimming lessons and was so pleasantly surprised to find out that the kids could go for a half hour a day for two weeks for $26!!! we signed right up! the cutoff age was three so marin couldn't go. she was a bit sad. but i was very happy to get the other two started on some lessons. we aren't big pool people so the kids haven't had alot of water time.
townsend and ellory were in the same class. 8 kids. one young instructor-miss taylor. i was a little apprehensive as she pretty quickly got them all into the big pool. but everyone survived. :)
although ellory was so excited to take lessons. each day when we would get to the pool, she was a little hesitant about going to miss taylor. but it didn't take long and she would be right in there with the rest of the kids.
that's ellory being pulled around by miss taylor.
townsend loved it. :) i'm glad they had a good experience for their first time. now to contemplate continuing lessons over the rest of the year at one of those expensive swim lesson schools.

grandma and peepaw's visit

as mentioned in townsend's fourth birthday post, grandma and peepaw came to visit this summer. we didn't actually DO alot. just had fun hanging out and spending time with the grandkids. they stayed in a hotel nearby so one afternoon we took advantage of the hotel pool and spent some time in the water.
ellory didn't last long. she ended up sitting by mommy and grandma most of the time. but townsend and marin loved it!
lounging by the pool.


we also went to the children's museum. the kids dressed up as firefighters and played on an engine.

there's a cute vet clinic in the museum. they looked at xrays, gave shots to animals, and listened to heartbeats.

townsend spent most of his time in the train room. of course.
the girls went to the little whole foods shopping market.
marin was so cute ringing up the items. this place is great for the imagination!
a fun picture of grandma and townsend.
grandma, peepaw and the grandkids right before they left. i think marin was starting to get sad here. she cried hard as we drove away. sweet girl.