I can’t believe Savannah is old enough for Vacation Bible School! I signed her up for two VBS’s this summer – today was the first day of the first one. She seemed to really enjoy it! She just barely squeaked by to get in, since the age cut-off was Sept 1st.

So, a lot has been going on here, as usual.

* For Memorial Day, we went down to Orlando for my nephew’s 2nd birthday. He had a car-themed birthday party which my sister-in-law Molly did a fabulous job planning! Afterward, my mom babysat and we got to go see the Star Trek movie! I really enjoyed it and spending time with my family.

Food at the party

Savannah and Drew

Drew, Caroline, and Aunt Mamie

* While in Orlando, we enjoyed exploring a water park near my parents’ house.

* The next weekend, I threw a Blessingway for my friend Cicely. It was very lovely, and I really do want to write a whole separate post on it.

* The following weekend after that, we went to Indiana for our annual Gerig Hall Reunion! We had a lovely time. I really love my Taylor friends!

* Since we’ve been back, Paul has been working 14+ hour days, as well as working over the weekend. I won’t write my REAL opinion about that on this public blog.

* Yesterday, we went back for a visit to the church where we got married. We left there about 6 years ago, so it was a lot of fun to visit and introduce my girls to old friends! The pastor who was there when we attended had since moved on to a church in Pennsylvania, and he was also back for a visit. It was really nice to see him again, and meet his new grandson who was baptized yesterday.

* Coming up: Next on the calendar is our family photos at the end of the month. I am excited about this. :-)

* Next month is Caroline’s first birthday!! :-o I know, can you believe she is almost a year old already? I am planning a “Sweet Caroline” themed party. I really need to get on with planning that!

* Also next month we hope to go camping with my friend Beth and her kids. We also plan to go to a homeschooling conference to check out all the curriculum.

I’m sure there are more things but that’s what’s at the forefront of my mind right now. Busy days!

Yesterday was our third gym & swim lesson. It’s gotten less chaotic since the first day, but not quite what I was envisioning. The gymnastics portion had 9 kids last week, and only 7 today. I feel like 7 is a much better number! I don’t see how you could expect an instructor to handle more than that. Savannah really seems to enjoy the gymnastics portion.

The swimming however – not so much. Last week, she abruptly started crying about halfway through. I ended up getting her and we left early. We never figured out why she was crying.

Then today she started crying almost immediately. It’s so weird – she is very excited about swimming beforehand, and willingly goes to the pool and sits on the side, but then starts crying wanting to go home. The instructor suggested I not let her see me, so I sat in the shadows. I was not sure if she could see me and I didn’t want to run the risk, so I just peeked at her every so often. When I went to get her when she was done, the instructor said she did okay and that afterward he talked to her about next time.

Anyway I’m disappointed… I don’t know why she’s responding like this, and I wonder if it was too much to do both at once. Well now I know for next time. :-)

Next week I’m going to remember to wear appropriate footwear so I can get my workout in while she’s in swimming. :-)