New friends

Maddy, Rhonda, Cobi, & Ryan.

Faith was not happy about having to get out of the pool.

Our new friends and neighbors came over for a swim and bbq this afternoon. We are so happy to know Ryan, Rhonda, and their twin girls, Maddox and Jacobi. We have lots in common and look forward to building lasting friendships, all the way 'round. It's amazing in this last week how much Faith and Grace have taken to the pool. They were always little fishes and loved the water but seeing them just dive into the pool and splash around is both fun and a little frightening at the same time. We seriously have to watch their every move because they have become quite fearless. We have 6 more swim lessons to go before we break for the summer. It's been an average of 110-115 here all week so that means the pool has been pretty warm, too. We actually like it warm so it's been perfect for us- a refreshing 92 degrees. We usually wait 'til the afternoon to go swimming since by 4:00, our pool is pretty much covered in shade. After all that playing and swimming yesterday, Faith wasn't happy about having to get out of the pool. There were no actual tears but she kept pointing and saying, "poooool."

A funny thing...

Towards the end of the night, Morgan took the girls into the bathroom to go potty while me, Rhonda, and Ryan got caught up in a conversation in the living room. After a while, Morgan came out of the girls' room and said, "Um, do you think you guys can help me? I've got two girls that are naked on the potty and another two, watching them in the bathroom." Oops! Sorry, daddy! Sure enough, there they were- all 4 of them in the bathroom. What a sight that was. A good time was had by all!