Fine Dining

A post-swim lunch at Sam’s

Gymnastics at the YMCA

This summer both Rosemary and Ben took gymnastic classes at the Y. We originally just signed Rosemary up, but Ben asked to take them, too, and it sounded like a good idea so we signed him up for a session.

We just did a month of lessons so that we could take the entire month of July off and have one month of the year where we didn’t have to run around to get someplace at a certain time.

Ben was in the preschool class.

Doing a forward roll

The girls hanging out while Ben is in class.

Walking backwards on the beam.

It was so fun to watch Ben in this class. He was so enthusiastic and obedient. You could tell he was just having a blast.

Rosemary initially started out in the beginning gymnastics class, but we moved her up to intermediate after the first week which proved to be more challenging, but a better fit. Rosemary has no fear on any of the equipment.

She was the only student in her last day of class.

Jumping across the beam.

On the uneven bars.

July 4th at Crescent Beach

We braved the crowds once again and headed to the east coast to spend Independence Day at the beach. We found a great parking spot this time. We arrived a little after lunch time then spent the rest of the afternoon there.

Charlotte was definitely in the mix when everyone was playing in the sand, but when Rosemary and Ben went out with Jonathan in the waves, she preferred to stay up by me.

The kids and Jonathan crafted a shark. It was fun to watch it slowly fall apart with each rising wave.

Ben kept watching a father and son play football. They finally asked him if he wanted to join in and he happily did. When they left he yelled a ‘thank you’ to them as they walked by.

We wrapped up the day with dinner at Corky Bells. We made it just in time and managed to be inside during the brunt of a rain storm.

It was also raining in Gainesville as we neared home, but our neighbors on the next street didn’t let the rain deter them from setting off their massive fireworks display. We watched, but Charlotte didn’t like it so I brought her inside to get ready for bed. It was another fun Independence Day at the beach.