Just a swingin'

So its been a while since I last posted. Last week was kinda crazy,between a relatively active week at work, to being a "single mom" for 4 days while Bob went fishing.....

It also rained much of the week and both girls had a LOT of pent-up energy, so we spent the better part of Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday OUTSIDE! It was great - 80ish and breezy! Gotta love that weather!

Both girls LOVE their swings, and each has their own, which is very convenient, especially for this mommy who spends her outside time running back and forth between the two swings constantly PUSHING each girl!

Sarah LOVES to swing...

...and after about 30 minutes in her swing yesterday, she FINALLY decided there was more to outside than that swing and it was the first time EVER she didn't scream bloody murder and then throw herself on the ground crying when I took her out of her swing....

Beth also loves to swing...has since DAY ONE. It was a sad day in our house when we had to put up the baby swing! She loves going to local parks...to swing.SO finally last year,we "built" Beth her own swing in our yard to let her enjoy her passion without having to drive all over town to parks! What we DIDN'T consider, was that she doesn't know "how" to swing....to pump her legs and make herself swing. So....most of the time we are outside, this is what I hear "can you push me on my swing, mommy?" or "push me, mommy" or "push me, daddy." Hence, why I go back and forth between her swing and Sarah's.

Quick funny story - when we DID put her swing up - I was 8 months pregnant with Sarah and it became increasingly harder to actually push her...to the point where it was painful, so I had to stop. She "understood" that mommy couldn't push anymore cause of Baby Sarah and after Baby Sarah was born and I had rested a while (csection), I could push her again. The DAY Sarah was born...the MOMENT Beth first saw me after surgery and I asked her what she thought about it all...the FIRST THING out of the kid's mouth was "can you push me on my swing NOW?" Geez........

And Beth likes to swing "HIGH!" Ugh...hope she doesn't fall out of that thing anytime soon.....

Just a great picture of Beth!!!

And because we DO have another girl in the family that is CONSTANTLY being overlooked, I captured her cute face yesterday, too:

This is Bailey, our beloved 7-year old Yellow Labrador Retriever. She is a WONDERFUL dog- I can't state that enough. She is fabulous with both kids and plays so well with them. Sarah is in love with her and points and says "BAY!" all the time. Bailey was our first "baby" who now gets ignored more than she should....

Tonight Beth has a soccer game. I'll try to snap a few pictures! Whether she will actually PLAY Is anyone's guess, though!