I am teaching another session of swimming lessons (I did the first session in August). Since then, Kezia has been brave enough to swim in the water at the beach all by herself, as well as jump into the pool and swim around with only the aid of a water noodle. Ivy has now caught the bug of swimming too and is participating in this session of swimming too. I really enjoy teaching kids swimming. I love swimming myself, and it is fun to watch the kids get better and enjoy the water.

Kezia has been enjoying her hula class. She is a great listener in class and tries hard to do all the moves. Ivy likes to show off her dance moves, too. Two more tidbits: Kezia is growing her bangs out to be like Ivy. We also made her bedtime a bit later, which means more 1-1 time, which is great.

The girls are *hopefully* being blue fairies for Halloween. I made their skirts and headbands out of old curtains and am glad they match the leotards they already own. The girls helped decorate their costumes, including their wings. Kezia is still deciding whether or not she wants to be a fairy or a princess (and wear her haggard, ripped “kicked out of the castle and dragged down the drawbridge” Princess dress) and Ivy says she wants to be a hungry lion or a dinosaur. But the costumes are made and I am not making anymore (although Kezia is determined that Daddy and I will be goats. Goats?!? Where did that come from? And how do I go about not disappointing her, especially when she reminds me every other day?) Last Saturday we went to a Pumpkin Patch where we got to pick our own pumpkins and go on a hay ride. The rule was you had to be able to carry your own pumpkin, so we searched the patch over for small enough pumpkins for the girls to carry. They had a miserable time carrying them over to the pay station. Then we took the hay ride which stopped at the mini pumpkin patch to pick pumpkin pickers up and drive them to the pay station!!! Well, now we know for next year. It was fun, though.