We headed towards the McFarlands starting with checking out Sean's latest additions to the remodel and then to Grammy and Grandpa's which had even more dress-up clothes than last time.
While we were in town we got to visit with Grandma Judes and watch the girls open and check out the boxes of clothes that Judes had saved for them! Later that night the Payne's had us over for dinner and the girls got to play with Charley too. The next day, we met up with Auntie Carrie for lunch then Grammy took Mommy to the Gymnastics Center like old times to get a chance to visit with Darcie and see some familiar faces.
On our way back to the Rydmans for more good times including the Marty's (missing Ashley who was at her first camping trip without family) we spent a little more time with Uncle Sean and Auntie Jamie. That night Mommy and Daddy went to dinner alone after the girls were in bed for their Anniversary. Heading back toward home the following day we had an extended drive to Lake Casitias where we set up camp for the weekend with good friends.
Throughout the rest of the month the girls have been enjoying swimming lessons, we've done a lot of dancing and took a couple trips to the park. We enjoyed good times with friends for the 4th of July at Dave and JoJo's then to the Douglas's BBQ. We also took shorter road trip to San Diego to visit with Uncle Joe and Dana for some party time and swimming.
Cienna has really become more comfortable in the water and was even trying to touch the bottom of Joe's pool by jumping in (with a noodle tied around her). She is currently on summer vacation from school but voluntarily loves to take out and work on some of her workbooks. Her reading is coming along and her imagination booming. Dressing up is still a frequent occurrence.
This has been Kaylee's first time at swimming lessons although she seems to already know how to swim. She also got to turn around and face forward in her car seat for the first time to start off our big road trip. She had a successful visit to the dentist for her first cleaning and a check up at the doctors all in the same week. And very recently started potty training.
Porter enjoyed vacation (minus the car rides) getting to play with 5 different dogs. He also impressed us quite a bit while camping, staying near us on our site while off leash and listening pretty darn well. We took our first trip to the Long Beach Dog Beach and, as expected, Porter was excited and loved his first time in the water.
The girls each had their first time in the shower, love dance parties, reading books to each other then pretending to go to nap time, and really have an incredible bond that keeps growing.
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