Swimming

This summer the kids had a month of swim lessons. I love how the pool changed the program a bit. Now the classes are smaller so the kids get more one on one instruction. After a month of swimming Gabriel is moving up to Level 4 and Lillian passed so she and Victoria will be Level 3 swimmers. I'm wondering how Lillian is going to do in the higher level. Her instructor said she is more than ready, but she's still so little. Since school is starting in a week, we won't be doing lessons till Dec. By then soccer will be over and the kids will be ready for another activity. I have been putting them in lessons since they were 6 months old. I did this so that they would never be afraid of water. Now the opposite has happened and they are like a bunch of fish that you can't get out! lol

Photography

I am taking an online photography course. I know some basic info, but would love to be come proficient at using my XTi. The class is going well and I'm learning a lot. This photo I took yesterday in full manual mode. Our assignment is to switch the focal point. I usually shoot with my focal point in the center. So I switched it up and put it on the bottom. I love the affect I got. I didn't alter it in PSE and I'm thinking I will probably blow this one up! lol

Happy 4th!!!

We had a good 4th of July! The morning started out with Victoria having an exhibition at the park. She did really well. Thankfully we got there early enough to sit in the shade. Later on my friend had a cook-out at her house. I got some pics of the fireworks and one of me and Tony. Too bad I didn't remember to get any of the kids. I think this is the first year that happened. Oh well.