I know, I'm back to barely updating our blog again. I'm so behind on sharing our summer I thought I would try to sum it up in one post. Soccer is going good. David has been playing too and we are both enjoying it. It's great to be reminded that we are getting older and we are very out of shape! :) Who wouldn't love that? It truly is fun to play. I think once I get back into shape and get used to playing again I will be able to hold my own out there. I was so happy to get that first game out of the way. It's funny to think about how nervous I was.
Another reason I have been so bad about keeping up with our blog is because in my free time I was busy reading Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse. I loved reading them. Thanks for the recommendation Mindy!! Now I can't wait for the last book. My sister in law works nights and she read New Moon in one shift! I know David is happy to have me back!!:) :)
Jacob and Chloe have been involved in swimming lessons. They are having a lot of fun. Jacob can already swim pretty well but I want him to get stronger and then eventually learn the different techniques. Chloe is still a little timid about swimming on her own. She is able to do it but I don't think she believes it yet. :) Bella loves the water!!! She hasn't been doing lessons but I do take her swimming a lot. She basically laughs and splashes a lot.
We've been going to the water park with the kids. I don't have any pictures but we all love to hang out in the lazy river and cool off. We've been trying to relax (I'm not sure if that has happened yet) and spend some quality time with the kids.
Bella started crawling and cut her first tooth all in the same week! She has been ear infection free..YEA..for a month and a half. She is pulling herself up on everything including everything that falls over once she pulls on it. She even has started taking a few steps while holding onto things. She really loves her new freedom.
Here are some pictures from this summer...
Swimming at a friend's house
Gotta love the tan lines!!!
Swimming lessons
This is when we first started lessons at the end of June. We had to do lessons in the evening because of preschool and Chloe was too cold!!
Playing with friends
Playing at our soccer games
The shirt and bracelet Chloe bought with her gift card from her grandma for her birthday :) (I know that was awhile ago)
Bella loves to try and eat David's hats!
So, somehow I was talked into playing on a coed soccer team starting today. Ya, I did play soccer for 12 years growing up but let's face it; the last time I played was 10 plus years ago. I AM SO NERVOUS!! First of all, I just had a baby 7 months ago (well I guess that is not too bad), and I am not in good enough shape to play 2, 40 minute halves!! I don't know what is wrong with me but I can barely eat today. David is just laughing at me and he won't let me back out. He'll actually play too if they need him. I'm probable just being silly but I need to get this over with today so I can feel normal again. Hopefully I don't fall flat on my face out of pure exhaustion!! I'll let you know how it goes. Wish me luck....
It's cherry picking season so we took the kids! They wanted to get dressed up for the occasion as you can see. We had a lot of fun and ended up with too many cherries!!
David and I both grew up playing sports, but neither of us were really basketball players. So when I took Jacob to basketball I was really impressed with his skills. He can dribble and shoot really well! He's in a class where they teach the kids the fundamentals of basketball. They were doing a drill where they run up to the basket and shoot. I suppose they are supposed to be doing a layup but these kids are 4 and 5 so it doesn't really work out that way. Anyways, Jacob was the last to go. When it was his turn his coach said to him, "Ok Jacob, I know you know how to shoot so let's see you go up there and make it your first try." That is exactly what he did. Way to go Jacob!!
First I want to tell everyone Happy Belated Mother's Day!! This year I was lucky enough to have my birthday fall on Mother's Day. :( It's really ok. The weekend didn't start out too good with Bella getting double ear infections again. (You're probably tired of hearing about it.) This is the 4th time in her very short life. The doctors are hoping that as summer comes she will do better. Despite Bella being sick, my family did the best they could to make Sunday special for me. Thank you to them and I love you very much. My life would be empty without my husband and my children. I would post some pictures if I had some, but we all saw how the last Disneyland pictures turned out.
So our little Jacob loves to take pictures. Whenever he sees the camera he picks it up and starts snapping away. Here's some pictures he took the last couple of days.
The Williams through the eyes of Jacob...
