A Swim Meet & Dance Party!

Last week was the last swim meet of the season.  The girls enjoyed playing with their friends during the meet.  At one point I looked up to see Isabella and her best buddy Becca raising the roof on a bench that they turned into an impromptu dance floor.  These girls were rockin' out and by the middle of the swim meet a bunch of teammates joined in on the dance party.

Back strokin' Bella

Bella & Becca raise the roof!

Sophia found a new friend

Dance Party with Coach Lauren

Swim Bella Swim!

Our proud swimmer

Its been a great swim season at the pool and we look forward to joining swim team again next year!

VBS

Summer for my daughters would not be complete without Vacation Bible School!  The girls and I attended VBS at our church last month and I am just now getting the photos up on the blog.   Needless to say we have been busy having fun this summer.

Isabella was happy to have friends at VBS and Sophia enjoyed having me as the teacher in her classroom.  It was a fun week and I enjoyed reading the bible stories to our class.  Here are photos from our VBS adventure.... 

Krispy Cream for snack

Say Cheese!

Sophie found a gold coin for her treasure box!

Pre-K Class photo (Sophia is in middle of the 2nd row)

Good Friends...Liam, Bella and Madelyn

Daisy friends....Isabella & Lindsay

Surfs up for a VBS adventure!

As I type this email, Sophia is attending another VBS at her preschool/church.    Stay tuned for more updates of our fun summer!

Splish Splash Fun!

Fun,Free and close to home! We visited a new splash park playground 2 times last week to cool off.  I would say the place was a hit with the girls.  Check out their big smiles!

Isabella, the frog tamer

Running and Splashing around

Sophia in her happy place

Ta-da!

No water in the nose for Sophia

Bella in her zen place

Water fun continues at the pool too!  Here are photos from another home swim meet.  Isabella swam in a relay with friends .  Then she she swam a 25m backstroke and came in first in her heat!!!  Isabella was so excited that she slapped the side of the pool like a high five!!!

Ready for her part in the relay

1st  in her heat!

Daddy & Sophia enjoy swim meet snuggles

Away Swim Meet

Rain delay, heat and humidity = party in the Schaefer van.   Upon arriving at the away swim meet, there was a delay due to thunderstorms.  Somehow our car became the party spot for 6 kids.  It passed the time quickly at least.  This swim meet was a rainy one!  The thunder did hold off long enough to have the swim meet, but everything was wet.  The girls had fun with their friends during the meet and enjoyed getting to check out a different pool.

Party in the Mini Van

Sophia, Abby & Hannah keeping dry during the meet

Isabella with a photo bomb by Becca

25m Freestyle

First Swim Meet

Isabella, who is on pre-swim-team, LOVED her first swim meet.  Isabella had just learned backstroke the day before the swim meet so I was a little concerned when she was signed up to swim a 25m backstroke.  Here was my child who could not swim across the pool at the start of summer and was about to swim on her back.  Well guess what, she did great and made it across. Bella also swam a 25m freestyle race too!

Sophia and friends enjoying a pre-meet treat

Isabella and her swim crew

Best Buddies, Becca & Bella

Hannah and Sophia hanging out with the timers (I was a lane timer)

The athlete waiting in her lane

A hug before her first race

Go, Isabella, Go!!!!!

Happy to Finish

Proud of her ribbon

At the end of the race, Isabella looked at the results and was excited to place (even if it was the 9th spot).  She is proud of her participation swim ribbon!

Pool Side Photo Session

These girls LOVE to swim!  Isabella is enjoying pre swim-team and Sophia enjoys learning to swim on her own.  Isabella AND Sophia learned to do handstands in the water and dive to pick up sticks off the bottom.  They love summer life at the pool, we all do!

In the 2nd swim meet Isabella swam in 3 races: a relay, a 25m back and a 25m free.  She scored 5th place in freestyle! 

Swim Team photo (Isabella bottom center- feet out)

Back strokin' Bella

Woohoo a ribbon!

Sophia keeping cool with friends

Bella & her best buddy Becca

Isabella & Abby

Sweet Sisters

"Watch me Mom"

Ready, set....

Bella- practicing her dive

Got Eye Protection?

Sophia's swimming has also improved a lot this summer.  First,  Daddy taught her how to tread water.  Then Sophia started asking for "mommy swim team". I love teaching her how to swim and she has picked it up fast! She can swim freestyle and is working on her backstroke. Sophia's loves to swim deep in the water like a mermaid.  I love seeing my girls enjoy the pool as they become confident swimmers.