Decatur Beach Party
Every year, they block off the streets in downtown Decatur and bring in about 60 tons of sand. The streets are completely covered with sand. They also bring in food tents (in addition to the great restaurants already there) and a stage with bands. We went with Isabelle and her parents and Roman and his dad. All three kids were incredibly excited and had the best time!!



Roman, Isabelle, and Abby walking to the sand.



Three buddies just having fun being together.



Sand and kids everywhere!



Abby and Roman



After the sand we somehow managed to get a table and ate a light dinner. When they finished eating, the kids starting dancing by the table and were just hugging each other and laughing. This shot was not planned at all. They were having the best time.



They were still dancing and hugging each other here so it is a little blurry action shot but sums up how much fun they had. I don't know about Isabelle and Roman, but Abby was completely exhausted that night!



Three adorable friends.

Hair cut!
Abby has had more hair cuts than I can even remember. Her hair grows very fast. For the last 9 months or so, we have gone to a great kids' place in downtown Decatur. The seats are cars and they show videos while the kids get their hair cut. Miss Lisa cut Abby's hair and though it is shorter than I really wanted, it is very cute. Plus, it will definitely grow out.



I had been letting Abby's hair grow longer so we could do the ponytail thing again but Abby seems to really prefer shorter hair and had begun to ask with great regularity when could she get a hair cut. I think she looks adorable with short or long hair.

Hide and Seek

Yes, we still love hide and seek. And yes, Abby still gives away where she is hiding. :-) Below she is popping out from under the table before I could even say "ready or not". You can see the paint on her shirt left from a school art project. Thank goodness for OxyClean.

Swimming at the big pool
Last Sunday afternoon we went to our neighborhood pool. It was the first official swim of the summer. This year I got Abby a swim vest. The first 20 minutes in the pool she mostly held on to me but then she just "got it"! And then she was all over that pool. Those little legs were kicking everywhere. The way this swim vest works, she has to actually kick to stay afloat. Boy when she got it, she really got it. We both got a great work out. Unfortunately, since it was just the two of us, I didn't get any pictures of her in the pool but below are the before and after shots.



Ready to try out the swim vest!



A little post-swimming snack. Water and goldfish. Doesn't get much better than that.