CHEER...

 This year Lily wanted to try cheerleading!  She went to camp last week and loved it! She learned a short dance, some cheers, perfected her cartwheel and even did dome stunting.

{DENTIST}

 Someone I know just went to the dentist for the first time without crying.  I was so proud...her big brother and sister were so proud of her too.!

Great Season

 It was a great season for Tinker. Lots of big hits and lots of great catches!  She really likes to get out there and play!!!  We love to watch her!

Swim Lessons

 The Steinmetz kids love the water...always have and always will. We have been to the pool several times already.  For the next 2 weeks we have swim lessons. Here are some pics of week 1...I need to try and get some better ones of Tinker.
Anabelle loves swim lessons. She loves to jump in, swim under water, and sing songs.  Her favorite thing to do is get the rings.   She is a good little swimmer.
Aidan and Lily love swim lessons too.  The first day they immediately got moved to a higher class based on their swimming ability.  The best part about it is their are four kids in the class and they are learning all sorts of strokes. I think it is great and I love watching them all become great swimmers!!!!!

Around Here...and some other random things...

1. We have been playing outside a ton!!!! The kids are loving later nights and more time outside!
2.  We have been playing a ton of baseball and tee ball. Our June has been packed with games.
3.  Lily is looking forward to cheer camp.
4.  We begin swim lessons next week!
5.  We just found out that Aidan will need braces and have already been referred to an orthodontist. (Yikes!)
6.  We are looking forward to our anniversary...it will be 10 years in July!
7.  Lily has lost 7 teeth already....she doesn't have many left.
8.  As of today I still have 6 weeks off and I am loving every minute.
9.  In June I scheduled all of the kids camps, swimming lessons, etc.  Our July is pretty open and I am loving to look at a calendar that is blank.  Who knows what we will be doing!!!!!
10.  Looking forward to going to Nana and Pops for 4th of July!
11.  Matt has a week of vacation in July....
12.  Aidan is pitching today and I am nervous for him!!!!
13.  July has 2 trips planned- one to the farm and one to Nashville!
14.  Proud that I already have the kids backpacks ordered for next year.
15.  Working on some multiplication.....time to get ready for 3rd grade.
16.  Just bought a new mop and I love it.....it cleans my hardwood floors beautifully!
17.  I was asked if I wanted to adjust my hours at work....7:30 to 3:30.  I love the idea of this...home earlier...dinner earlier... but I just can't make it work.  I can't drop my kids off until 7:30...but I so love the idea and I am going to think about it for the future...maybe one day!
18.  We are getting our garage finished this week....it will be nice to have it all painted and get some shelves up!
19.  Just bought some skinny white jeans and I am afraid to wear them...do you know how often I spill things!!!!
20.  I love summer. I love all the fun things I get to do with my kids. I love not having a schedule!  I love not working.  I love getting to see my husband more!  I love trying new things and going to new places!!!!  I love that there is still so much summer left!!!

Aquaport

 Anabelle has been asking to go to Aquaport for weeks...literally weeks.   She loves to swim and loves this place.  In fact, there are certain songs that when they come on the radio she actually blurts out...Aquaport because they remind her of Aquaport.  She was one happy camper.

 This is called the toilet bowl. You go down the blue tube and the swirl around in the dark and get dumped out in 7 feet of water. Aidan went on it last year. Lily had it in her mind that she would be tall enough to go this year....and she was!!!! Lily was a little nervous but she just convinced herself that she had to do it...she was determined!

 Anabelle's new trick...she can swim under my legs now!!!! She is a little fish I tell you!

I wanted them to say cheese but Anabelle is taking a deep breath to go under water!!!!

CROWN CANDY

 We have been wanting to take the kids to Crown Candy for some time.  Matt took a day off last week and we decided it would be the perfect opportunity to go!  Neither Matt or I have ever been so it was a pretty neat experience for us all. I can't believe how small it is inside. 8 booths and 6 2 table booths. That is it. However, the line is out the door for people waiting to get a BLT!!!!  The kids thought the old decor and building were really cool!  Here is what we ordered: (Oh...and Anabelle was at school so that is why she is not in the pictures. She has to go 1 day a week...that's a whole other story)

Matt and Becca: BLT/Chips/Water
Aidan: Grilled Cheese and a Root Beer
Lily: Chili with cheese and a chocolate malt

After lunch we got 2 to-go chocolate malts and Aidan got some ice cream....it was DELICIOUS! AMAZING! We all had a great time and next time we have to bring Anabelle Devaney!

[Soccer Camp]

 Lily's friend Peyton joined us for soccer camp this week!  They looked so darn cute every day!  They were very fashionable soccer players to say the least!

 Aidan went to camp too! He had to go at a different time this year because he was older!  He had fun!

Cardinals Clinic

Aidan with retired Cardinal Curt Ford

Aidan with Former Cardinal Kerry Robinson

Aidan with Retired Cardinal Ken Reitz

 Aidan spent the morning at a Cardinals Clinic playing baseball! He love, love, loved it! Not only did he meet former Cardinal players and Fred Bird but they instructed the camp! He got a Cardinals shirt and a new Cardinals hat from the camp! It was amazing! He already asked if he could go back again next year!

{Strawberry Picking}

 We had a great time strawberry picking! Lily loves it! It is so funny to watch them.   Anabelle likes to pick....it doesn't really matter if they are rotten or mushy. Lily likes to look for the bright, red ones and eat them! Aidan likes to be in charge of the box and search for the really big ones!!!!They are getting so big...
I love being off with them in the summer. We have had so much fun and more is on the way!!!!

~Table Rock-Day 3~

 Day 3: We spend the day out on the boat. Literally, we were on the boat all day. This is probably the crowd favorite among out family! The kids love to tube!!!! Lily was a daredevil...nothing is too fast for her. This was Anabelle's first time on a tube so Matt made sure she was safe! She loved it too! As far as Aidan goes...he had a blast too! (He was really into fishing this year!!! More so, then in past years.  He wanted to fish every day!)  The weather was beautiful and it was a great day to have a boat out. We docked for lunch and then spent the rest of the afternoon on the boat.  It was great family vacation! The kids are already talking about next year....