Aunt B's visit

Aunt Nysha (aka Aunt B) came with Nana to visit the girls recently.  Now that she has moved to AZ, we all are hoping to see her more often.  

The girls had a blast!  They got their toenails painted a pretty purple.  

They spent several days at the pool.  Makena enjoyed the water, but most of the time she just liked being held.  But she did float some (thanks to Julie Emo helping her learn to float).  She was even courageous enough to jump into the water.  She was initially trying to jump into the pool near the ladder, but Derek wasn't a fan of the railing and other people around.  He asked Makena, "Would you please jump off the ledge for me?"  Aunt Nysha quickly pointed out the irony in that statement.

As always, Makena enjoyed the snacks....

Here is the fun parts of our brave child.  

It's fun jumping in the pool, but Karis wanted to be tossed across the water. Derek loves the sequence where Nysha realizes she may have thrust Karis a bit too hard in the air.  He was quite thankful I caught those shots with my camera.  

During the consult, Karis said, "Again please!", so we knew she was fine.   Not wanting to be a human missile, Makena kept her distance and played in the kiddie pool.  

Karis' first day... of gymnastics

Tomorrow is Karis' first day of gymnastics class. We're all excited about this. We've planned for the monthly expense but moreover knew we wanted Karis to be able to explore this activity as it seems as if it is not only something she enjoys but also something at which she is naturally gifted. Karis loves being active. Jumping. Bouncing. Running. Climbing. Especially climbing. And lately, hanging on things. Here's a link to an earlier post with a video - Karis just under two climbing a rock wall.

I remember being dragged to a large-house building near a McDonald's where my sister Nysha used to practice gymnastics. She was good at it. I can see Karis being good at it as well.

I wouldn't mind if Karis grew up to play softball either. Both my sisters played growing up. I enjoyed going to their games as a little brother. I liked collecting the loose change beneath the bleachers almost as much as I enjoyed watching them compete.

I hope I don't have trouble sleeping tonight as I think about how much fun Karis will have tomorrow!!