Summer is HERE!!!

Joseph's first swimming lesson

Rebecca started swimming lessons at age 3, so this year when I was signing her up and Joseph (now 3) begged to start I decided to go for it. He is more shy and so I was worried about how he would do and whether it would be a waste of money or not. At first it looked like he wouldn't get in, but a teacher just grabbed him and took him in and he was fine. He wouldn't blow bubbles in the water, but he did kick and go out in the water with his teacher. It was very cute to watch. When he was done he got out and declared: "I DID IT!"






During family night Rebecca did a little photo shoot.



Not sure what was going on here.





That's one tired momma.

Oh what do you do in the summertime?

Summer adventures part two.
Now that I'm looking back over this whole entire summer I realize just how much we did. In addition to the Friday fun days and the Hollywood Bowl Kids Concerts we went to the the beach every Wednesday with a big group of friends and sometimes on Saturdays as a family, had a full month of swimming lessons for Rebecca, went to the Getty Museum, the Terracotta Chinese Warrior exhibit at the Bowers museum, a day of Disneyland with Uncle Jon and Lisa, played tennis with Steffi Graf, spent a week in Orem, Utah, and 4 days camping in Yellowstone National Park, went to opening night at the Hollywood Bowl with Warren's office, went to the John Williams concert for my birthday present, had play dates and park dates, slip 'n' slide days at Great-Grandparents Evans' house, a 4th of July party, a 9 years of marriage anniversary concert with Julie Andrews at the Hollywood Bowl, a Pioneer Picnic, AND if you want to count May as part of the summer, a trip to Kauai, Hawaii!!! Phew. Was that really my life? I'm amazed if I may say so myself.