Game night

Brooke was teaching me how she plays the caterpillar game...

Where is thumbkin

One of Brooke's favorite songs right now. Her other favorite is Happy Birthday.

Paige got her first library card today!

Proof:

Problem on the Railroad

Disaster struck on the B&O railroad last night...

"Oh no! Choo-Choo train! Fall down!!"

Swimming

We just got home from our 2 week summer vacation in Cincinnati. Paige and Brooke spent the second week with the grandparents while Justin went to a conference in Indiana and I went to work in Boston. When we got back in town we went to the pool and got to see Paige's new swimming skills! Before we left she wasn't even putting her face in the water. After a week she was swimming a few feet by herself without any floatation device! She is holding her breath for a good while underwater and was even starting to bob up to catch a breath while swimming. She even had no fear doing a back float without me holding her! She AMAZED us by how quickly she conquered her fear and dove right in (pun intended).

Here's a few pictures Nama shared on Facebook from one of their pool trips:

Tonight Paige starts swim lessons tonight at the YMCA. I can't wait to see what more she learns over the next 3 weeks!

Brooke discovered that the markers all fit together today

Guest Bathroom remodel

This past weekend Grandma and Papa came out to help us give our bathroom a facelift! The first job was removing all the wallpaper and painting. Then we replaced the 1970's medicine cabinet/mirror and added a light fixture above the new mirror. We added new light switches and a working outlet in the bathroom (to the right of the mirror). And lastly, we replaced the faucet. The blue tile is staying...that's way too big of a job for us to take on right now! But at least now it doesn't look nearly as dated as it did before. Thanks grandpa for all your help!

Before:

After: