So you think you can dance

Last weekend, we attended the wedding and reception of Tammy's good friend, Ann Hughes, from high school. The reception was "immediately following" the wedding, but it took the wedding party a little while to arrive. So, while we were waiting for the real party to get started, our kids enjoyed having the dance floor to themselves. Unfortunately, we were slow to get out the video and missed the best of their moves. This video allows you to catch a small glimpse of their budding talent!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Henry!

Henry turned 2 on July 18th, while we were in NC visiting with family. We made him a "cereal" cake. As strange as it sounds, cereal has been one of his favorite things this past year. (He gets it from his dad). He will often have 3 or 4 bowls for breakfast. He favorite types are Life and Frosted Mini-Wheats, and he often asks for them to be mixed in the same bowl.

He wasn't very skilled at blowing out his candles, but he definitely approved of his cake!

Water Girl

During our family reunion at the beach, Miriam borrowed some goggles and a life vest from a cousin and became very courageous in the pool. (Really, how hard can it be when there's no fear of going under and you don't have to wipe water from your eyes!) It was so fun to watch her 13-year-old cousin patiently giving her swimming lessons. We've yet to see if she'll continue her progress without the aide of the aforementioned goggles and vest.

This video shows her practicing her swimming and ends with a demo of her super fun way of going down a slip 'n slide. We're thankful for older cousins!