our last day...

Wednesday, 7/16/14

Officially our 'last' day in Ohio :) Mimi was scheduled to have Koontz kids again and it was decided that we would go to Ruby's pool that afternoon.

Carson being nice and letting the girls play the bee game with him :)

No pics of the day, just a lot of video! I have failed to mention how awesome Lydia is doing with swimming! I feel like it never fails, spend a week in Ohio swimming with no zero-depth entry, and they come back swimming like fish! I want to say Lauren & Lindsay were both 5 when they started to swim with floaties and then 6 without. 

Surfin'... just practicing for Alabama :)

Last jumps... and Ruby talked Lydia into jumping in herself and swimming to the side, which she did GREAT the first time! Ruby commented on how much further down she went than Josie had ;) I fully believe Lydia has 20-lbs on Josie - ha! Anyhow, she did great the first time, then quickly went back for a 2nd and it was just too much. So the end of this video looks scary, but she was completely fine. Should have made her stop and catch her breath before she tried again.

At home we ate supper and then headed back down for a bonfire and to roast marshmallows..

Was a little chilly!

Look how grown up they are!!!

July 7, 2009 - 5-years ago!!! Elle was 4-1/2, Lauren 4-2mo, Lindsay 2-10mo & Carson 2-5mo

I just LOVE their hair down!!! The little platinum blondes that they are ;)

hard to believe...July 2009

back to the present...

Headed back into the house and THIS TIME I felt ready to leave in the morning... as much as I truly didn't want to leave, I knew it was time.