Whew...where has this month gone?

Blake and I on his last day of his 1st year of preschool (I sure hope we get on on his LAST day of HS-like this)

Fun Pic of Blake on the beach (yes his glasses are upsidedown).

Whew-so June is Gone...when did that happen...it has been a busy one for the Dobbins crew-not much crafting has occurred (this week commenced some fun things that I will post soon). We spent some time at the beach with some friends, celebrated Justin being a dad for 4 Father's Day (how time has flown), Justin and I got to get away from the kiddos for 4 whole days and go to our church (www.bluesky-church.com) conference which was so great, upon returning we celebrated a dear friends 30th Birthday by wake boarding (when I say we I mean all four of us went...only Justin wake boarded), and Blake and Claire and I got up each morning this week to brave the cold waters of the outdoor pool for swim lessons.

Swim lessons...now that is a lot of work...the first day started off rough when Blake remembered where his class was held 2 summers ago (we didn't go last year because Claire was only 3 months old and I would have had to been in the water with Blake while attending to her needs, and while I am a pretty good multitasker that seemed impossible)....anyway he remembered and threw a FIT about wanting to go in the other pool.. He got over it...meaning I left him with the teacher and they figured it out:) and the rest of the week went well. Both my kids are fish...different kinds though. Blake is the kind that enjoys the water but you wouldn't see doing any flips or craziness, he would just be floating along enjoying the sun. Claire, however, is a different bread, she is the kind of fish you see in the distance jumping all around but can never seem to pin down. I think she really thought she would be fine if I let her go, and was quite perturbed the entire week that I kept holding on to her the WHOLE time. What kind of a mom am I?!?!

Claire is 16 months now...I know crazy...and is entering into the world of "2 word sentences" the first one came out unprompted last night "Hi Da" (Hi Dad.) when he came home from work:)

Blake and I are in the battle of the nap right now. I have to decide do I let him sleep in the afternoon so that his tired grumpy attitude goes away...or do I let him play so that bed time is smooth sailing due to the exhaustion. The jury is still out on this one...at least he is happy to play alone for 1-1.5 hours on the days he doesn't sleep...

Claire and I on the Beach