Weather-talent fairies

Had the girls all ready this afternoon to go swimming. Dan had to stay late today at work, and so he was sleeping until dinnertime, and I was excited to get up to the pool after Abrie's nap.

It takes me forever to get ready, and I was so annoyed when we got there and unloaded from the car only to hop back in since there was a thunder cloud overhead. Very, very annoyed. Maddie made me laugh when she said "those darn weather-talent fairies! They ruined the weather!" At the very least, I drove and didn't walk so we went back to the steps outside the apartment and I let Maddie and Faith have a snack while we thought about what to do next. I figured it was a stray thunder cloud and since we were already in our swimsuits, I thought we could try the duck pond park where they like to play in the sand and then rinse off in an outside faucet.

They had a blast. It didn't storm after all (well, at least not here), and Abrie went swinging for the very first time. I was so mad I didn't have my camera because she looked so darn precious in the bucket swing. The littlest lady LOVED it. She kept smiling and talking the entire time, and spent a good 20 minutes in there. It was too cute with all three of my little girls all lined up in a row and swinging! Maddie and Faith love that Abrie is old enough now to do more things with them. I've been putting her in the tub with them on their days for a bath, and they love washing her and hearing her stories.

So, we spent a nice afternoon together after all.