Fun Things to do on the Weekend

It's hot here in Arizona, and that really limits some of the fun things you can do on the weekend, especially if the plan is to stay at home.  Swimming is always good, and we seem to be deviating from our norm and swimming at odd times, like 9:30am for instance.  Ok, that started with jumping in a puddle, and then splashing in the negative edge trough, then stripping down and swimming in the negative edge trough, and then finally progressing to the actual pool.  :)

Riding bikes in the garage is fun, albeit short because of the heat.  And now we need to find a way to have Natalie join in.  So, red wagon, here we come!

And after that, we only have indoor activities - playing dolls, watching movies, playing computer games or other games on the iPad (an Alli/Daddy favorite), playing with "whatever" in the green room...

Our Little Dancers

Today was Alli's first day of dance season.  This year, the teacher said the hair needed to be pulled back for class.  I didn't get to drop Alli off, but I asked Molly to please put her hair up.  When I went to pick Alli up from dance, I found this beautiful dancer with her hair in a bun!

Ok, after adding this post, I realize I should have taken a picture of her head from the side too.  Oh well, next time.



Natalie can't take dance til she's at least 3.  I know she will be in dance because every time she hears any type of music, she dances.  And her dancing has been changing because of all the dancing all of us have been doing with her.  Right now when she dances, her shoulders are going.  She's going to put Alli's shimmy-shimmy-shake to shame before she can even walk!!

The Kindergartner and the 10-Month Old

Today was the first day of Kindergarten in Fountain Hills.  Alli announced that she wanted to be early for school every day, so of course, both kids slept in later than they have in 3 months!  The morning was a rush, but we got lunches made, breakfasts eaten, teeth brushed and still had time to snap a few pictures of our big kindergartner!  I don't think Alli was nervous because she's in the same school that she's been in for 2 years of preschool.  When we got there, we saw lots of friends (kids and parents alike) and teachers that we knew.  We are hoping she has a great time and learns a lot this year!

And wouldn't you know, the same day Alli starts Kindergarten, Natalie turns 10 months old!!  She has been crawling for 3 weeks, but that clearly wasn't her goal.  Lately she's been pulling herself up to standing on anything and everything, and trying to venture out now to take some steps (holding a hand of course).  I think she'll be walking very soon.  She is also teething again, but I can't tell which tooth.  She has 7, so maybe it's the match for the one bottom tooth that came in, or maybe it's the molars.  Either way, she's drool baby again!


Our Kindergartner:

Our 10 Month Old:

Alli and Natalie on the slide