Trip to the Library

Our trip to the library turned into quite an adventure. Finley saw ducks and played on the computer - her favorite! We got tons of books from the music section and her favorite is "He's Got the Whole World" and "Hush, Little Baby". She's quite the musician...

Fun in the Sun

Finley had a great time today with Sadie and Megan and Mommy. The weather was finally nice enough to hit the pool - the first time in FOREVER! This time Mommy was smart enough to bring the life jacket. It made ALL the difference. Finley walked into the pool all by herself and even let go of me (she doesn't do that on dry land so this is a real feat!). She let Sadie swing her around and she stuck her face in the water a ton of times. She laughed so hard and had such a good time she plum wore herself out. Our walk home actually turned out to be quite an adventure, too. First, Megan saw a banana on the ground and said, "Don't step on the banana! You'll slip and fall." Of course, we all laughed and avoided it - except for Finley, who stepped right in it and really did slip! For a fan of physical humor like myself, it was pretty hilarious. Then, halfway home, Finley stopped and wouldn't go any further. She says, "I'm peeing!" and pee starts pouring out of her swim diaper and suit. I had to change her pull-up right on the side of the road and she left a lovely puddle in the middle of the sidewalk. It was a great day - and as we all know, the days of summer are quickly dwindling... :(

My Little Gymnast

Gymnastics was on tonight and Finley loved it. She literally threw herself onto the floor until she accidentally flipped over. We cheered so she did it over and over again until she had perfected the somersault. I taught her how to mark and she was very adamant about Cam trying to flip over (of course, Mommy did many perfectly-executed somersaults!). Cam was NOT happy about having to do this, but he couldn't disappoint his little girl...or his blogging audience ;)

(Don't be mad, Cam!)

Summer Update

Finley has been staying busy now that the summer weather has come back. Last weekend, we went to the lake with Annie and Luke. It was really cool because it was right by the airport and planes kept flying right over us. Finley didn't even get scared! Then, we went to visit Grandma and Grandpa in Waseca and Grandma bought Finley some new "school clothes". Her favorite buy is definitely the new white Pumas with sparkles on the sides. She wouldn't let me take them off! I tried 3 times while she was sleeping and each time she woke up and said, "No take off my shoes!" She now wears them religiously and picks all her outfits so they match her new shoes. We've been spending lots of time on the swingset lately. Finley is getting so brave - she lays back and lets go with her hands. She loves to get pushed "fast" and doesn't even mind the planes when she's swinging. Cam has also been playing catch with her and trying to teach her to swing a bat. She still has that strong arm that she had as a baby. I think Cam has as much fun, if not more, than Finley!