Goodbye Summer!

This summer passed by so fast!  It feels like the end of an era and the beginning of a new chapter for Harrison.  He gets ready to start kindergarten tomorrow and we're all feeling a little nervous and excited (okay, Mom is trying really hard not to cry, but it's not about her!).  This week has been spent getting to know our new classmates and teacher, dropping off school supplies, and figuring out where everything is.  We are thrilled to be in the same class with so many neighbors and new friends.  It's going to be a fabulous year!

We had such a fun summer.  We celebrated a long and lazy Fourth of July weekend at the lake with friends, which was a ton of fun.  And we just wrapped up a week at the beach on Captiva Island, which was magnificent.  The kids loved being in the water and exploring this lazy beach town together.

Both kids have made lots of progress in the water this summer!  Harrison has more than gotten over his fear of the water from last summer.  He's diving for rings and finally putting his swim stroke together.  He will even jump off the diving board now.  Natalie still wants to wear floaties, but she is venturing out from the edge of the pool and trying to swim with Mom and Dad.

With the fall approaching, the kids will start some new activities.  Harrison just began taking piano lessons and will start another soccer season with "Coach Tom."  Hopefully he can play basketball in the winter, and he will possibly take karate lessons.  We're also looking into a theatre camp for the winter break---he has been really into singing and dancing lately!  Natalie is hoping to try out gymnastics.  She still gets a little separation anxiety, so we will take baby steps since she is barely three!

Happy new school year!