The girls and I spent a few days in Vermont while Ian took a trip to NYC. We visited beautiful Crystal Lake, swam in some ponds and a river, and hung out with the cows. Back home, we’ve been enjoying the warm weather by swimming at our local pool. And last weekend we attended a reunion in which members of the pool staff from years past got together (and everyone brought their kids). It was great to see everyone, particularly those who we hadn’t seen since the ’90s lifeguarding days.
Both girls love summer. Amelia wants to be outside all the time. Almost as soon as she gets up in the morning she starts asking whether we can go “outside.” And she never wants to come in once we are out. The other day it was pouring rain but she still spent about two hours splashing around in the puddles.
Clara continues to sleep through the night on most nights (except last night, when she ate at 3 am. I think she’s in a growth spurt again). In fact we almost can’t keep her awake long enough to give the kids separate bathtimes/bedtimes. Right now they are overlapping because Amelia’s bathtime starts around 6:30 pm and Clara’s around 7 pm. We were trying to keep Clara up longer so she wouldn’t wake up too early, but we decided it wasn’t worth it. And luckily she has been sleeping until about 6 am. Last night she got both a leg and an arm out of the Miracle Blanket so tonight I decided to try her in a sleep sack. I’m not convinced she will be happier with her arms free, but we’ll see.
Amelia practicing her smiles for the camera while Clara stares at Dada.
Great news about the sleeping thing. And what a precious picture! Look at the expression on both girls’ faces!
Great photo! I hope my next one sleeps like that too – it took Moira forever to start sleeping for longer than 2-hour periods at night.