Malaya swims

It took Malaya just a few times at the pool to begin swimming this summer.  She finally stopped holding her nose and got her whole body under water.  Her favorite thing to do is pick up diving sticks off the bottom of the pool.

Ocean City, NJ

Well, we had a typical vacation again this year.  Jolie was the first one to get sick.  She had a high fever for 2 days and a sore throat.  I ended up taking her to a med center to get checked out. I was worried about strep throat. It turns out it was just  a virus, but I spent 2 days in the house with her.  That's how our vacation started.  It ended with Malaya getting sick.  She had the same thing as Jolie, and once again, I was in the house.  Ugh.  The best day was the last day.  The girls finally got into the groove of vacation and had a blast on the beach.  Of course, by then, it was time to go home.

                                                              Look at that crazy hair!

 Malaya spent a long time collecting every seashell fragment she could find.  She spent hours filling buckets!  She also spent a long time filling buckets with sand and water.

 Jolie spent her time washing the icky sand off of her hands.  She complained every time we walked onto the beach because the icky sand was on her feet.  She did love to collect the clams and play with them.  She also loved playing with the sand fleas and feeding the sea gulls.  She likes to be in the water, if someone is holding her above it.  And using the boogy board looks like fun, but that would require getting wet, so Jolie just stands on hers in the sand.

All of a sudden, Jolie started screeching like a sea gull.  I guess she thought she was talking to them. 

Cracking herself up

Jolie thinks she is hysterical.  She cracks herself up all of the time.

Being Funny

It looks like she needs a bit more practice.

Worms Galore

My girls certainly are not afraid of creepy crawly things!  Jolie has about a dozen worms on her legs and she loves it.

We built a tent in the family room and the girls played in it for hours.  It gave me a chance to add pictures to the blog!

1st Phillies Game

Sean took Malaya to her 1st Phillies game.  He had the fanciest date in the whole stadium!  They sat in their seats for exactly 1/2 an inning!  The spent the rest of the time walking around....it was a very hot day!

Malaya had her last day of preschool in May.  She actually sang the songs and did the hand movements! These were her 2 best friends in her class.

I caught one!!

Big Ma gave the girls butterfly nets when she came to visit.  Later that day Jolie snuck outside to use hers.  She came running inside yelling, "Come quick, I caught a butterfly!" And sure enough, she did. All by herself. She was so proud!

First Concert

We brought the girls to see Imagination Movers in concert.  They loved it, but felt very shy.  Malaya curled up on my lap and tried not to be seen by the Imagination Movers. I guess she thought they would recognize her since she watches them on TV.