Swimming, for real.

Ella can dive for rings!

And jump off the diving board. Wowza, she's brave.

Two days ago she could scarcely make it to the steps if you pushed her. Today, she swam the length of the steps on the surface and learned side-breathing. Mr. Ian is doing a great job with her.

Clare can already swim on her own, but she is working hard on newer, better skills. Today she was in the lap lane working on strokes and kicks. She's also working on her dives with Miss Emily.

They'll follow up these two week lessons with a three week swim and gym camp at Crenshaws. I'm so excited for them. I've always loved swimming, so I'm glad they do, too.

bELLArina

Doesn't get much better than this.



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Soaking it in

We are loving this summer. For the first time, we are truly big enough for adventure. We live without naps, walk far, carry our own packs. We can read, cross streets properly and explore without much mischief. So we are thick into experiencing all that we can of this thing you people call summer...cause really, it's our first one. :)
Today we visited the Austin Nature and Science Center. We weren't new there, so we played hard with no reservations. We took some of our favorite friends with us for reinforcement.




Some of our nearest and dearest.



Here's Big Dude looking for frogs.



Here they are as explorers digging dinosaur bones...



Adventurers feeding fish...



Climbers working together on their balance...



and strengthening their muscles...



feeding their growing bodies...



and simply loving each other.
What a great day. Thanks, Mags. We adore you.