It's Official

Summer has begun. The girls started their swimming lessons this morning and the public library had sign ups for the summer reading program. So we ran out of the house this morning frantic of course just before 11 for swimming lessons. And of course the first day is cloudy with threats of showers. And the weather did not disappoint. As the kids were in the pool it was showering. Boy am I glad I wasn't in there. Have no fear though mommy gets to go in tomorrow with CJ.

CJ seemed to enjoy being outside. He normally does nap around 11, but he stayed awake. He didn't do too bad either. And after swimming we went right to the library to sign up for the summer reading program. There were a lot of kids there today. We went and picked out some books first. Three for each of them. Kaitlyn got all "Froggy" books. Natalie got "The Call of the Wild", "Fudge-A-mania", and "The Elevator Family".

The girls then got their reading logs so they can mark down when they read during the summer. For every honey comb they fill in on their reading sheet they'll get a raffle ticket to win prizes on a weekly basis. And even I get a chance to win a spa prize if they read. How great is that? In their bag also came some things to earn free meals at Applebees and Red Robin and also free entrance into Quassy Amusement park. So they can get lots of nice stuff for reading.

We went right from the library to the grocery store and then finally home where the girls instantly went to read their new books. CJ who hadn't really slept all day went down for a nap too. He was definitely tuckered out. Tomorrow he should be even more tired since we are going in the pool. I'm not thinking he's going to like it much since it's still going to be rather chilly. We will tough it out though. I'm pretty excited actually to see how he's going to do.

All of our days won't be this crazy over the summer though. Just doing the library today made things a little extra. I don't think I could handle all of this stuff everyday. I think the kids are having fun though. They both did pretty good for their first day swimming. Natalie dove off the diving board. She looked good out there swimming too. Kaitlyn jumped off the side of the pool, but still holds on to her teacher's hands. I figure by the end of the summer she'll get her confidence up there. Plus every two weeks they change teachers too and some teachers Kaitlyn can't work her magic on and will make her jump in without holding on. She was having fun out there though. I wish I had remembered my camera because the smile never left Kaitlyn's face and Natalie was all about the swimming.