It was so nice laying low and hanging out with family. At this age our kids are perfectly content playing with all the toys at Amma and Pop's house, and just soaking in the grandparent love.
Since it's so much easier to learn a new skill in your native language, we wanted to give the kids the opportunity to have a few lessons in English while were were in the States. In California, they took swimming lessons and in Virginia Quinn took tennis.
Man, America is the best, no wonder we have all those Olympians! You just can't beat American enthusiasm and ingenuity. The tennis coach was so upbeat and positive. Quinn's little face just lit up during every lesson. The coach gave Quinn a butterfly net at the beginning so he could get a feel for the forehand, and our little tennis guy was so happy when he would catch the ball in the net! After the net, swinging the racquet seemed natural. ....Well, sort of, we have some major practice to do before heading to Wimbledon.
Here's Quinn practicing with Amma.
The adults got some tennis time in as well. Just look at these fierce competitors.
No need for climbing lessons..
To help survive the southern heat we made sure to get lots of beach/pool time in, our favorite!
Quinn taking advantage of his new found love for water shooters...
One of our favorite nights in Virginia Beach was when we packed up and headed to the local state park for a campfire picnic dinner. It was so fun! We had all the best parts of camping without actually having to camp! It was such a blast that maybe next time we'll spend the night...
I love these two goofballs!
Here's Quinn really embracing his new found love for marshmallows!
Pop's made sure to teach the kids how to properly put out a campfire at the end of the night.
We wrapped the week up with another birthday celebration and these kids didn't mind a bit!
We had a really fabulous time in the US and we can't wait to do it again next summer!
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