Summer Days

We have had a busy month!  Katelyn is taking swim classes and summer school at her new preschool.  She absolutely loves preschool and that hasn't been a problem.  Swim on the other hand has been difficult.  After last year traumatizing experience with swim class, Katelyn has been scared to death to put her head under water and swim without floaties.  Thanks to the dope who almost let her drown 3 times, Katelyn just screams and cries all day long when she knows she has to go to swim class.  But after I pretty much drop her in the pool and ignore her screams, she sticks it out and survives.  She tries so hard to be brave, and tries to listen to her teacher as her little chin quivers.  She tries so hard to hold back the tears.  So, after every class she survives she gets a snow cone (reward for us all!)  The teacher is great and actually manages to get Katelyn to put her head under water.  

We have gone to the park a lot of evenings to ride bikes and spend time together.  Every time we are together as a family I am in awe.  I don't think I will ever get over or take for granted what a blessing it is to have a family.  Chad was helping Katelyn with her bike and I was pushing Taylor on her bike, and I just thought "I couldn't have done this on my own." I could have never taken the girls to the park and managed them both on bikes on my own.  These small moments in life make me feel like I am the luckiest girl in the world.  I love to be a family and to spend time together.  And I love that Chad loves it as much as I do!