Photo heavy post!

Brooke got a new bike! She can't ride it yet (alone) and it's a little too big (John bought it) but it's great because she is excited about it and keeps trying to ride it. She can pedal a little and stop a lot which is better than the reverse.
In these pictures the funny thing is that Lexi realized Brooke needed her helmet so she just went and got it for her. Too cute!
















Along the same lines, we have officially quit swimming. I fear it was getting to be too stressful for Brooke. My fault. I should have waited until she was 4. She still loves to go in the water but just doesn't like the organized class or the way the instructor was leaving her to float in the middle of the pool (btw - the swim teacher was gorgeous! She had some sort of eye liner that never ran, I never got to ask her what kind it was).















Friday was 80 degrees out so we decided to go to the beach. I've learned my lesson with the digital camera in compromising places (limos, beaches...) so I don't have any photos but I do have one before we left the house (I know, thank god! you are saying).














Friday, Saturday and Sunday we did a lot of playing in the sprinkler. May I be the first one to thank whoever came up with this contraption? I can see how it's going to allow me to keep my sanity this summer:















On Saturday the girls "helped" Daddy with the gardening. Lexi loves getting in the truck and crawling around. Between the the truck and the sprinkler I may be able to relax quite a bit this summer (in 5 minute bursts). Yippee!















Finally here is a random photo I took of the girls playing with the new Barbie house. They both love it and they seem to be able to play with it simultaneously without killing each other. Fabulous!
If you like these pics there are many more at the Vallier family photo gallery!