fun at the pool...

...with friends!  Not much pool time left this Summer so we are making the most of every sunny day!  Yesterday after tennis camp I met up with my friends Tucker and Colin and we played the afternoon away.  Check out how much fun the lifeguards have too!!

Tennis Camp is fun!!

So, this week I am going to tennis camp at www.leroysprings.com.  I go from 9am-1pm and I am learning alot of great things about tennis!!  I am also very excited that my friend Pierson is there with me and we will both be in the same transitional kindergarten class next year.  

going back a bit...

...to the beginning of the Summer when I took 6 private swim lessons.  I am now a swimmer!  I have been eager to jump in, go down slides, go under etc for over a year but Mommy & Daddy felt I was ready to learn the true fundamentals and safety of swimming.  I was lucky to have an awesome instructor...Miss Ally is a lifeguard at our neighborhood pool where me and Mommy go almost everyday. The 1st video is from lesson one and the next video is from lesson 6...check it out.

playing outside with some new birthday toys!

Red Belt!!

So I am totally skipping aroud a bit but I wanted to share a great accomplishment with everyone...I received my red belt in Tae Kwon Do!!  I am considered a "high belt" in class now and must focus to set an example for new kids and those working towards their red and black stripe belts like me.  I must earn all 4 tips and then I get my black stripe belt!!!!

A fun day with Didi & Grandaddy!!

Friday I got to spend the day at the Tennessee aquarium with Didi and Grandaddy...we had a blast!  I love the touch tanks, stingrays and sharks were available to touch.  We also loved the bird show as well as the butterfly garden.  The jellyfish tanks are always one of my favorite things at an aquarium but the penguins really stole the show!!  

Birthday party #2...

...was in Tennessee and it was a pirate party!!  Unfortunately it was an outdoor pool party and it rained about 2 1/2 of the 3 hours but no worries cause the crowd I had were the best mateys ever.  There was no lightening or thunder so everyone was eager to swim as planned!!  I also had my first pinata, that was super fun but a bit more difficult to bust open than i anticipated.  Aaaaarrrgh, what an awesome time I have had turning 5!