swimmin' 'n' dancin'

for the first time, marit and graham had some organized activities this summer. they both took swimming lessons and we are so proud of our little fish! marit can pretty much swim anywhere now and graham is doing great too. we have been swimming almost every day because it is so stinking hot so i'm thankful for their improved skills! here they are on the last day when the parents watched

with their amazing teacher who also happens to be our neighbor

miles keeping it real during the final lesson

marit also enjoyed a nutcracker ballet camp at a nearby ballet school. she loved every second of it!

and for the record, summer is exhausting. graham demonstrates this during his nap the other day. this is the progression as marit and i tried to wake him up.

*now we are thinking about starting to plan for the fall and our first real homeschool year! i'm trembling thinking about it....

*and yours truly can now play a very squeaky version of twinkle on the violin in preparation for marit to start suzuki violin lessons (parents had to learn a bit first so they can reinforce the lessons at home).

*adam started his new residency and LOVES it so far. we are thankful. this week he completed disaster relief training, but he won't let me post the picture of him in a hazmat suit...