Ahoy, I'm a swimmer!!!

Yea, baby, I passed the swim test!! This is proof how proud I am: I actually am posting this scary picture of myself!! It was a very embarassing experience..my friend Tanya swam by me the whole way..I of course did it on my back with a simple back stroke. Freaked out when water got on my face, but forged on. Had to tread water for a little...Hilarious!!! Grabbed the water noodle from the stake leader so hard she almost fell in. True, she put a star by my name on the pass list..I guess that means I'm a handicapped swimmer. Maybe I'll get a handicap sticker...Hmmm.. But anyway, I passed, and I can do the slip and slide and I can float the river! Happy Day for me! My kids prayed for me and Olivia left me a note saying I was so "osom" on my swim test.

Speaking of Olivia, right now the kids are swimming in the back yard and since the chlorine is killing her hair, here is our current solution: How stinking cute is that!? It probably won't work, but what the heck. Love it. Other updates: the kids slept out last night for the first time alone ever. I've always been a bit paranoid about them sleeping out. I stayed out there for a while with them. they did great and love it like crazy. We are also adding onto our deck and today Steve put up a hammock! We're loving our little back yard!