Swimming Lessons and More...

Finley and the fam have been very busy lately, but not doing anything too fun and worthy of pictures, which explains the length of time between this blog and the last one. Finley has been playing with her best friend, Lilla, who she calls Ella. Her dad has been building forts with her, as well as sliding her around the house in a diaper box. As you can see, he thought it was a good idea to put her in the box on top of the fridge. Finley must have liked it, too, because she kept asking to go up high. Finley also started swimming lessons on Saturday morning. We got there about a half hour early so she could get used to the pool area and all the people and noise. This was a good idea because by the time everyone else got there, she wanted to get in the water. She did a great job. She kicked, blew out (and sucked in some water, too), pulled herself along the pool side, and jumped off the step ladder. It was very cold in the water, though, so she was ready to get out when the lessons were over - and so was Mommy! After swimming, we went to Grandma and Grandpa's in Waseca to play with cousin Sadie. The girls had a blast tearing the house apart. Finley WORSHIPS the ground Sadie walks on - so much so that Sadie kept asking, "Cassie, when is Finley's bedtime?" I guess Finley had swimming on her mind because she found a VERY old (and ugly) swimsuit of mine that she wore over her new jammies while they played in empty blow-up pools in the room. At one point, they had life jackets on and were throwing a (jump)rope to an imaginary waterskiing Cassie. Soon, right?

Next on the agenda: Finley's 2nd birthday!