Playdate!

We headed over to our friends Roth and Hutton's house for a fun play date! The kids loved making tents, doing an obstacle course, and swimming in the kiddie pool:) Their dog Piper is the sweetest dog and Maddie loved giving him kisses. The kids played for about three hours straight and did not stop once! They had a blast making a tent, Maddie loved crawling through the tunnel ( and getting stuck in it).   We played a favorite game of guessing what animal the kids are acting out, and having a snack in the shade. Another fun play date in the hot Tn summer:)

The kiddos make a tent in addition to the play tent and tunnel

tunnel fun!

Maddie having a snack :)

Cannonball/slide contest

funny face picture

Maddie LOVED their older dog Piper

more hugs!

Roth and Maddie playing guess the animal game

taking a rest with Mum

Pool fun!

Liv on the kiddie slide

and Maddie on the kiddie slide:)

cooling off in the heat...95 degrees!

Swim Lessons with the Swim Nazi!

Liv swimming!

 After taking wo separate lessons through our local Y, I was happy it had acquatened Liv to the water but was not happy with the level she was progressing. There is a local swim teach in town nicknamed the swim nazi, she is very firm but teaches kids at an unbelievable pace with strict rules and parents are not allowed to be in pool area. It's on a beautiful farm with cows and horses so while Olivia took her lesson we would walk around and look at all the animals on the farm. Only in Tn will you take swim lessons on a farm! Olivia was one of the smallest kids in class however she passed to level 3 today at the final class that parents were able to attend. I am so proud of her and cannot believe she can now swim without any assistance over her head, jump in, swim the width of the pool underwater etc. Maddie will be signing up next year for it and cannot wait! It's perfect timing because we leave for a few weeks at the beach and my grandparents pool so I am a stickler for kids being able to swim (perhaps because I used to be a lifeguard)

Maddie playing with the umbrella in the car (chance of rain)

the kids at the start of class

Maddie was NOT happy to not be in the pool!

Liv getting ready to jump in( she is such a peanut in the class!)

back float in the deep end

Liv and her teachers

on the level 3 next summer!

horses neat the pool, love Tn farms!

when Ms Sue talks, the kids better listen!

Liv even made a friend named Izzy :)

Bike Ride

Since Liv got a new bigger bike from Santa we have been practicing around the neighborhood  I felt she was comfortable enough to ride outside of our cul-de-sac and she did great. Maddie has a baby seat on the back of my bike but am pretty sure she will be heading on Liv's old bike sooner rather than later! .....and yes she did complain her legs were tired after about 2 minutes but she followed directions and was great on her bike, here are a few pictures!

Liv and Maddie ready to ride!

Maddie getting buckled in her seat behind me

Liv ready to go

shes's off

Yes I took this while riding and yes we did not crash.....miracle!

our little bike rider!

Livs recital and Mimi's visit

Stella, Gabby, Liv, Hailey and Kai ready to tap!

So Mimi came to visit for a quick weekend because Olivia was in her second recital for ballet and tap.  We always seem to wear out my Mom when she comes, never less we were super excited she was able to see Liv at her show, and also see our land that we were building our house on!  My Mom was such a great sport all weekend, the kids never left her alone, doing her hair, making her go in the kiddie pool. or drawing in chalk she literally never sat down! We are super excited to head up for my sister's wedding and stay at my mom's,  however I think she will really enjoy the next few weeks without the kids! After a very quick weekend we were sad to see Mimi head home but cannot wait to head to Cape Cod in 2 weeks~

Mimi and the girls at Martins BBQ which is world famous!

clearly letting Mimi enjoy her meal

Sadie retrieving a ball in the kidding pool!

Mimi Maddie and Liv doing a little sidewalk chalk

Liv right after her recital

excited about her ribbon she got after the recital

Maddie dead asleep at the restaurant we went to eat after the show

Maddie Myslefl Mom and Ali before the Recital

Maddie and Vin, our two blond babes :)

Liv ready as a duck to tap!

the girls getting ready to tap

no stage fright here! (Liv second to right)

Mimi sitting down getting her hair done

Cape Cod!

Ok, so here's a post about how much I can't wait to head to the Cape this summer! Nothing deep, life changing, just an aching in my heart to hear the ocean waves and smell the salt air. I love living in the south, but besides my family I miss seeing the ocean on a daily basis! I'm lucky enough to spend a few weeks each summer heading to the beach with my mom, just like we did as kids, and I look forward to giving my girls the same memories. I love roaming the tides searching for shells, having that salty skin at the end of a long day, and of course building sand castles! Pools are great down here, but you either have to be in the pool or out. The beach lets you relax while the kids play in the sand make friends and wait for the long anticipated ring of the ice cream truck. So here's to three more weeks till the Beane girls hit the Cape Cod beaches :)

Below are pictures randomly from the last four years of the girls on Cape Cod:)

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