Bailey Family

We had to go get some work done on the brakes. (I had already had other maintenance repairs done last week, so I'm a little annoyed at how much I've had to spend on van costs this month!) With Seth already gone to scout camp, and not wanting Carolyn to be alone with the other girls babysitting for 2-3 hours, I had to take them all with me to get the brakes dealt with. So they brought things to entertain themselves. Carolyn and Natalie made little creations out of putty. Alee and Kaitlyn did puzzles and toys and bounced a ball around (until I vetoed that due to risk to the cars on display in the lobby.) Tuesday is library day and this was the first one we were able to go to: The Columbia Marionette theater put on their version of The 3 Little Pigs. We also finished up swim lessons - and with their certificate, they got a snow cone. The pool feels nice when you're lugging around an extra 40 pounds on the front and it's 90 degrees outside all afte...

We went down to visit Grammy and Granddaddy for our summer beach trip - which had to be scheduled the earliest possible this summer so I could even travel. We did our favorite activities, but we were a little less busy and a little more relaxed this year (because I needed to be)! Seth, as usual caught a bucket full of sea creatures - mostly fish, but also a crab this year. Carolyn dug a hole for a little pool and carried buckets of water in an attempt to fill it. She had hand-me-down swim suit pieces which looked ok on her, but were a little loose once they got wet, so she got 2 new swimsuits (a one piece pictured here and a skirt/shirt combo for times when a two piece is more convenient). So far, she's only worn the 1 piece. I'm glad she's in adult womens'/juniors sizes now; it makes shopping bargains for her so much easier. Kaitlyn built a sand castle and spent just a little time in the ocean. (After putting together the first blog bo...