Izzy got a "Big Girl" hair cut!

I took the girls to get their hair trimmed last weekend.

Izzy's was long over due- no longer rocking a mullet, but more a Farah Fawcett ala Charlies Angles look. That was still a little mullet-y.

I tried one time before to get it trimmed, but I was feeling wishy-washy, so when Izzy said no I said next time.

I was surprised when she walked over to the chair all by herself and climbed right in!

She had just watched Jessica do it, but still- she's getting so big!

 Jessica got her hair trimmed too.

She wants to grow it as long as Miss Justine (our fabulous babysitter and sub-teacher at school)

Her hair is down to her bum, so we'll see if Jess can do it.

We're also going to grow it until next year right before kindergarten, where we will then cut it and donate it to locks of love!

(Not sure if you can see her feather, but its black & pink to match her soccer uniform)

 Izzy got a little stacked bob.  So cute, and her hair looks so much thicker in the back!

 We love Miss Rosana, and love the new hair!

Pockets

So Izzy is currently obsessed with anything with pockets.

Skirts, shorts, pants, dresses

If it has pockets, she's all about it.

She also still has a bit of a mullet and enjoys wearing her sunglasses inside.....

Just two more bites....

Dinner time, most nights
Coaxing Miss Izzy (who, by the way, LOVES to eat)
To finish her dinner.
She just likes to be difficult

Izzy's swim lessons!

Swim pictures aren't the most exciting, but its still something that is going on at the Post household!

Jess is taking swim lessons Tuesdays and Thursdays with some of her preschool friends

Izzy is taking a mommy me class on Saturday mornings :)

They all look so cute in their suits

My goal is to have Jessica pretty much swimming by next summer (for our trip to the midwest to visit family, where pool parties and trips to the city pool are a big part of the day!) and Izzy at least putting her head under.

After this mommy me course is over, she's going to go to a big girl swim class all by herself! (and other 2 year olds, of course. Just no mommy!) It will be her fall activity while sister is in soccer.  Oy, I sound like such a mom saying that....

I haven't gotten any of Jessica swimming because the lifeguards are total sticklers and won't let me get close until the last day. Then I can take all I want. So everyone will have to wait to see those.

Izzy and I in pool

 Blowing bubbles

 Dunking under water. She wasn't very happy about that....and look at me totally smiling. I'm mean.

 The best part is being popcorn!

 Well, I think the best part for Izzy is getting to eat a snack at the end of class....

Beach Day!

Again....

Its been a great summer for beach days!

This time we went with our preschool families. So much fun!

 The best part is that Izzy is no longer terrified of the ocean and clinging to us like a baby monkey! She's actually braver than Jess now- totally wanting to run in the waves! Gunna have to get on those swimming lessons....

Cheese-Bucket

She's so ridiculous sometimes, but I love her. Cheesy grin and all

Flower girls!

Jessica and Izzy were flower girls in Miss Angie's wedding in early June

The wedding was at the Wild Animal Park- it was such a fun and unique location!

Jessica has been a flower girl before (which I apparently never blogged about.  THAT was  a story.  Bascially Steve ended up being the flower girl while he carried a crying Jessica down the aisle.  He tossed the flowers and everything!) but this was Izzy's first time.

Jessica got to get all fanci-fied at the salon with the big girls!

 She even got her nails done!

 I tried to get a shot of her and me before we left, but she didn't like that idea...

 When we got to the WAP she was ready with the map! (and Izzy with her shades ;) )

 We had to glam Izzy up a bit, too.  Yipstick that she immediately licked off

 One perk, lots of cool things to look at while waiting for the wedding to start!

 And thank goodness we had Miss Justine with us! She was our nanny for the day.  She was also basically another flower, since she had to carry BOTH girls down the aisle and hand them off to Steve.

Who then threw the flowers on the aisle.

It was actually quite entertaining :)

 Even though they didn't actually do their duties as they were supposed to, they were still the cutest flower girls ever!

Izzy's in gymnastics, too!

About a month after Jessica started gymnastics, Izzy & I started up a Mommy & Me gymnastics class.  I did the same with Jessica, starting when she was a lot younger, and was really excited to do it again with Miss Izzy J.   Both of their classes are on Saturday morning, and now they are at the same time.  So I drop Jess off then Izzy and I start our class.  We get out 15 minutes earlier than Jessica's class, so I still get to watch some (and our classes are held in the same gymnasium so I can be watching almost the whole time).  Of course, this doesn't leave me much wiggle room with getting pictures!  Luckily, one Saturday Steve had the morning free (he usually goes to jiu jitsu on Saturday mornings) so I armed him with the camera

Here are pics of Izzy's class:

Before hand, both girls staring a little girl throwing a fit in the backround. Probably picking up tips....

 During the begining "warm up" it takes Izzy about half the time before she even gets down to participate.  Stinker

 And then when she is down, I'm the one doing all the work (we were supposed to be skating.  Don't I look like I could be the next Nancy Kerrigan?)

 Jessica and her class warm up with us- look at Jessica go!

 Then Izzy decided she wanted Daddy to do the class with her- so we did a little switch-a-roo

 After warm ups its off to do bar work! (don't know if thats the official lingo...)

 She basically just took a nose dive over these things she was supposed to be jumping over....

 Totally blurry picture, but you get the idea of the set up...

 and instead of walking on the bars, Izzy just wanted to post right there in the middle

 Best part is the foam pit!

 ANd what I really wanted to get a picture of most of all- Izzy walking in line with her hands behind her back. Its so cute when she does it all on her own, but of course she only does it 10% of the time.  So glad I got a picture!

 Waiting for stamps- she gets them on both hands AND feet.  Pretty lucky gal.....

We'll see if Izzy stays in gymnastics for long, but for right now I'm loving the mommy/Izzy time we get!