Gualala 2012

We had a fun time at Gualala this year!  

Mommy and the girls went up to Grandma and Grandpa's early (Daddy flew up later) and saw this cutie in a parking lot at a stop on I-5:  (5/8)

 S'mores:  (5/9)

 Quite the upgrade from the tent!

 Cutie patootie:  (5/10)

 Why not:

 Rain boots come in handy!

 Finally...Mommy put on the swimsuits!

 Perfect fun:

 Playing with Grandma:

 Mommy, can't you get me a suit that fits?  Now everyone can see my cute tiny hiney!

 Maybe I'll rearrange the rocks and build a dam:

 Rocking the bucket look:

 How can I nap when there is fun to be had?

 Rowing with my cuz:

 Let's go!

 Baby's first s'more:

 Peek-A-Boo!  (5/11)

 Where'd Olivia go?

 Where'd Gabrielle Go?

 Rowing with Mommy:

 Canoeing with Grandpa:

 A brave girl and her Grandpa in the cold river!

 Sand fun with Emma:

 Cousin fun:

 She climbed the stump!

Helping Sissy take a bath: (5/12)

 Cute cousins!

 With Grandpa and Grandma:

 This should be an ad for Cheerios!

 A banana slug!

 Check this out!

 So cool!

 Swinging fun:

 With Daddy and one of the abalones he caught:

 Trying the abalone feast:

 Yum!

 Olive us are having fun!

 On the stump at night:

 After church:  (5/13)

 Happy Mother's Day Mommy!

 Happy Mother's Day Grandma!

 Climbing another stump:

 I'm riding forwards now!

 Fun at Grandpa and Grandma's:  (5/14)

 A picture she made for Grandma and Grandpa of her and her Bean (notice the binky she made for her Beanie!):

She Did It!

Our big girl swam by herself yesterday!  We are so proud of her and she is so proud and excited by her accomplishment!  The girls are in Tadpole class together and the teacher Mina and the assistant Ana are amazing.  Mina, from the first day, got Nicolette to stay in the class for the whole half hour without Mommy in the water and got Gabrielle swimming yesterday.  The girls are also in another class as well.  Nicolette is in the Parent and Me and Gabrielle is in Polliwog.  We went to dinner at Bubba Gump's to celebrate their swimming accomplishments.

Nicolette with teacher Mina and Gabrielle showing Mommy how she bounces off the bottom to swim (7/9):

Gabrielle's first big swim (7/9):

Gabrielle practicing more of her new sweet skills in her Polliwog class and cuteness from Nicolette (7/9):