What a blog title! It was one crazy day! Both girls, well all 3 of us, including me, finished up an 8 day swim class with our favorite swim teacher - Ms. Mildred! I'm very pleased to report, Ella Beth is a swimmer! We need to work on improving form and breathing, but this child can go off the diving board and swim 1/2 the length of Ms. Mildred's pool! Pretty impressive considering 8 days ago we screamed when having our hair washed! I'm also happy to report that miraculously ended on day 1 of swim! Yeah! Why didn't I do this a year ago?!? Day 8 of swim class is called Show and Tell, so Ella's class was at 10, Papaw was able to come and see her big performance and it was also when she got to open her new swimming baby that she has named Sara. That was her reward for completing her swim class. She wanted Ms. Mildred to teach her baby how to swim before class ended, and so she did! Kaeley's Show and Tell was at 12. My sweet girl... she just doesn't perform well with all the parents there. We were at the pool the night before and she was swimming so good, but something about all the attention, she just doesn't like it. She is doing FANTASTIC though! After her class, we ran into Anna Katherine, Jessica's 3 year old daughter, who was in Ella's swim class. Her reward for swimming was getting her ears pierced. Well, this 3 year told my 6 year old that it did not hurt bad. We got in the car and while in Ms. Mildred's driveway, Kaeley said, "When can I get my ears pierced?" I said whenever you want to and she said "TODAY!" Oh my! I wasn't expecting that. Then my 3 1/2 year old chimes in... I want mine pierced too. And yes, the "you're too little" line wouldn't work since Anna had just had her's done - Thanks Jessica! Anyway, I told Papaw the girls wanted it done and he insisted on treating them! Imagine that! So, we had to get some numbing cream from Jessica and on the way to go and get it I told Ella that we had to go get some cream for her ears. She informed me she wanted earrings not cream! I still thought she would chicken out once we got to Claire's, but she went first! Once poked, had a big frown, a couple of tears, and then was happy. As Ms. Mildred would say "Blink, blink - SMILE!" Then the drama of the 6 year old set in. She was ready to go home with no earrings! I said, "Oh, no you don't!" She was just terrified it would hurt, so they told her they would pierce one ear so she could see how it would feel, then the other... I know that sounds crazy, but for whatever reason, she bought that line and they stuck both ears and the same time. When she started crying, they said "you're all done!" She for sure shed more tears than Ella, but she dried them up quickly and was so happy! Did I mention, I had to hold her? My sweet, sweet girl!
On to the piggie story... well, my other sweet, sweet girl, begs to see the blow up pig that you can see from the interstate at Famous Dave's Bar-b-q. Let me just tell you, that it's rarely up and she begs to see it EVERY time we drive towards Knoxville. Yesterday it was up and we had a few minutes to spare. We stopped by for a picture. She thought it was real and that it was going to start walking. I tried to assure her that it was not and that it was just like a big balloon and pointed out that it was tied down. I did manage to get a couple of pics, although she was not a fan of standing close to it. She loved it though, just a little intimidated. Kaeley on the other hand was pulling it's curly tail. I told her to stop that it might fall over. When we were leaving Ella said she thought it was going to fall over in 3 minutes. I love the detail "in 3 minutes"! They also had a piggie mailbox... she thought that was WAAAAYYYY cool! Ella Beth and her love of pigs! Earlier in the week, she asked me how old Mama Pig was... her stuffed piggie she sleeps with EVERY night. I told her I didn't know, I guess she's 3. She said, "no, I think she's 10." PRECIOUS! Here are some pictures and a video for you to enjoy!
Ella with Mr. Pig!
Both girls with Mr. Pig
Ella Beth modeling her new shirt
Showing off her new ear bobs!
Kaeley after the tears were fading...
Ella getting both ears poked...
This was actually a "before" shot...
Kaeley doing the back crawl? stroke?
Kaeley and Lauren
Ella Beth swimming...
Ella Beth and Sara...
Ella going off the diving board...wow!
Me, Kae, & the puppies...
Kae, chillin' bythe pool...
Ella having fun in the waves!
Kae & Ella...
Ella Beth...
Kaeley...
Ella chillin' by the pool...
Group pic...
Ella...
Kaeley and her friend Emma...
Ella...
Ella, the photographer!
Kaeley being sneaky...
Mom & Me...
Greg & Kae...
Mimi shopping with the massive stroller we rented!
Downtown Charleston!
Ella...
Kaeley and her friend Emma...
Ella...
Ella, the photographer!
Kaeley being sneaky...
Mom & Me...
Greg & Kae...
Mimi shopping with the massive stroller we rented!
Downtown Charleston!
