Grandkid swim and game night!

FULL DAY of swimming and playing with cousins.  We traveled down to Krystin Morley's awesome pool.  Andhung out in the water for 4 hours.   

Tayla was having a difficult time at the swimming pool.  She couldn't get up the nerve to jump off the 15-foot-high ledge into the pool below.  She made a pinky promise to her little sisters, saying,  "If you do it, I'll do it." 

Lady and Elsie, and Poppy and Alfie just got to the top of the ledge and jumped without hesitation.  And now Tayla was trying to get up the nerve to follow through on the pinky promise. 

We kept telling her, "Talk to your brain. Don't overthink it. Your brain is telling you it's not safe, but remind your brain that your sisters just did it and they are not hurt, and actually enjoyed it, so they are doing it again and again." 

Tayla was making herself miserable.

After about 20 minutes, just when we were giving up, Tayla took charge of her fearful monkey- brain and made the jump. She was really proud of herself for following through.

For Grandkid game night we had our rainbow party… we blew up colorful balloons to create a balloon pit for playing in – George was in heaven..We talked about loving everyone and not judging because we are all children of God.  We chalked rainbows on our driveway, Colored rainbows, played a new dice game called Garbage that even George can play with the big kids, walked to Arctic Circle for ice creams and Icees from Maverick, and I crocheted them all rainbow pocket dragons that hook on your hand to fly while we walked.  Wayne and Alfie built a fire pit and we had s'mores of course..plus the kids played yard games, - corn hole, Mother May I and jumped on the tramp.