Mermaid in training!

Last year I got Elena a fun mermaid fin because she loves to pretend to be a mermaid (and I always wanted one as a kid - ha!) Well she used the heck out of it and it cracked and was being held together with duct tape!

 So this summer we decided to give her a little mermaid upgrade!!

Yup a full tail made out of swimsuit material! She is obsessed (and frankly so am I!) It works great, she loves it and I found it for a pretty reasonable price compared to what some tails sell for! Apparently she is not the only one obsessed with wanting to be a mermaid!  

Oh, and did I mention they have them in American girl doll sizes too? Sold.

I ended up purchasing a Shimmertail - in case you have a mini mermaid in your pool too! ;)

Softball.

This summer was Elena's 2nd softball season and she loved every minute of it! Here are some of my favorite pictures from this year! We just had to show that our princesses wear cleats!! :)

Ready to play!

 

Good hit!!

 BFFs and teammates!

 Go Firebirds!!

 Ahhh...:)

 Dom played with Ella a lot during the games...

But he also cheered for his sister!!!

Her favorite position - a girl after my own heart. :) 

 Love this one - even using her backhand the right way!!

 She did this every time she got an out! :)

  It was fun helping coach (and she really liked me being out on the field with her) ;)

 My mom got these shots of her hitting the ball to the fence and getting a double! Yay Elena!

 Not sure where that leg kick came from! Ha!

 

 

 So proud of my little ballplayer! She improved so much this season and truly understands the game! Looking forward to many more seasons to come!!

Color Me Rad!

Last year Elena and I did the Color Me Rad 5k and when I asked if she wanted to do it again she was so excited!! Here we are all nice and clean before the race...

 

Getting ready to get in the start line!

 To say she was excited that the first stop was pink would be an understatement! Ha!

My Mom came by to cheer us on (and give us a quick water break too! Thank goodness - I think Elena needed a pick me up!)  

 I was so proud of her! We didn't stop once this year and we even jogged a little of it! Go Elena!

 Finished!!

 Not so clean anymore!

 Her hair looked like a rainbow!  

 On the way out to the car there was this giant chair and Elena insisted that we take pictures on it! :)

 One more car selfie before we headed home to shower!

 

 When we got home Dominic just started at us! And then wanted some eye black stickers too! Lol - so tough!

 Whew! It never felt so good to be clean! :) Had such a great time with my mini-me (and she is already talking about next year!)