A Swimmingly Good Time

Emily and Elena get ready to open presents.
Emily and Elena celebrated their 10th birthdays today at the Lied Activity Center in Bellevue.

As you can imagine, swimming was only part of the party. Mom and Elena's mother, Angel, prepared a fun game of "guess who is in the baby picture," featuring the girls' fellow classmates. (See photos below.) Another one of Emily's basketball teammates won by being the only one to correctly identify herself in her baby picture.

After opening lots of presents, it was time to hit the pool. Veronica, who absolutely loves the water, enjoyed lots of attention from Emily's classmates (the girls, at least). Julia learned to do the dog paddle, while Lauren did a great job of clinging to anybody who would hold her above water.
Dad watched Julia float while Mom held Veronica.