We are so proud of Emma and Maddie!

Most people know that Emma broke her leg last year right at the beginning of summer and so there was definitely no pool time for us last year! Well, the year before, I had just had Maddie so we didn't swim then either! So needless to say, when we went to the pool for the first time this summer, Emma was not too happy about getting in. As a matter of fact, she screamed a lot. BUT, she has come a long way!!!! Thanks to Jacob working with her A LOT, and the fact that we have gone to a pool at least twice a week, Emma can now:
1. Swim completely on her own with her floaties on.
2. Put her face in the water.
3. Lay on her back in the water with Jacob's help.
4. Jump in the pool from the side of the pool.
5. Let Jacob throw her in the pool.
6. And for the first time today, she took her floaties off and was able to swim a few feet on her own.

This may not seem like that much to everyone else, but if you saw Emma at the beginning of summer, you would know that it is a HUGE step!

Also, let's not leave out Maddie. She is doing amazing just on her own. Without any help from anyone, she figured out how to swim in the pool with her cool floaties we got her, puts her face in the water and swims like a pro swimmer, and will jump off of anything and everything into the pool. We are so happy that our girls now love the pool and are getting better at swimming every time we go!

34 weeks!

For those of you who don't see me on a regular basis, here is a picture of me at 34 weeks. Yes I know I am large....please stop telling me that!! I still have 5 weeks to go and I am feeling it. This pregnancy has by far been the most difficult for me. Pray for me!!!!

4th of July

The 4th of July was a lot of fun this year as it usually it! We went to my mom's house to swim and ordered yummy Juan Pollo to eat. (It's the best chicken in the world!!) We had a lot of fun with all of the family in the pool and I think the nieces and nephews had a ton of fun with Jacob. He was throwing them all over the place! We stayed there all day and then went home and crashed since I couldn't take much more. Emma had already watched fireworks from our house over the weekend so we didn't feel too bad not going this year. They had plenty of fun in the pool with their cousins!