Missing Brian

Today in the car Drew, Claire, and I were talking about how their will be a hurricane near Brian’s house this weekend.  Drew says, “Mom, I miss Brain.  Do you know what I do though.. I close my eyes and I can see him.”  I then looked in my mirror and he had his eyes shut really tight in his car seat.  Drew then says with his eyes closed, “Look theirs Brian and he’s throwing a frisbee to Jack (Brain’s dog)”.  Drew has always just been in love with uncle Brain and this melted my heart!

Pool Days

The Naval base here in Rota, has a lot of great features one of them being the awesome pool and we've  taken advantage of it!  Drew now can swim alone and of course Claire seeing Drew in the big pool is now also finished with the "baby" pool. 

Kiddos and friends making silly faces and jumping in

Drew and Claire LOVE holding hands and then jumping.  Everytime they come up from the water their both laughing so hard!  SO cute!

Claire we have to say really does amaze us with her swimming ability for just turning two!  Claire can now swim ALONE  for a good distance in the pool!!

El Palmar Beach

Over the weekend we went with our fun friends on a beach surfing outing.  Both Andy and our friend Jeff are big surfers, so they were in heaven. Maureen and I were in heaven as the kiddos played all day so well just running in the waves and playing in the sand.  I'm not sure how many times I've said it this summer.. beach days are getting easier  (with two small kiddos) and actually RELAXING!!!!  I heart summer!

Claire loves her pirate table and has learned it's so much easier and cooler to sit in the ship!

I don't even need to write anything for this....

So I seriously went outside for two seconds to grab something out of the car.  When I came in I heard Drew yelling.. "MOM come look at Claire".  Claire had reached the sunscreen (which she loves to help put on..) and nicely applied it all over her face and then the floor.  This was one of the moments when the parent has to be "serious" and then I turned my head to laugh!