Swimming Lessons

Last week Kaelin had swim lessons and we could not be more proud of her progress.

I was practically born in the water and would prefer to spend as much time as possible in it, so I was not sure how to handle Kaelin's fear of water. In my mind, I am wondering what in the world should you be afraid of.

We put Kaelin in a 2 week Mommy & Me swim class when she was 1. Then we did 3 weeks of swim lessons when she was 2. Then we did another 3 weeks of swim lessons when she was 3.

Only when she turned 4 did she decide to put her face in the water- willingly. Not only did she put her face in the water but she actually knows how to swim.

I have her scheduled for 1 more week of lessons in July and that will hopefully give her the confidence she needs to swim.

This is my fish swimming....

My fish was coming out of the water... she actually goes down and holds her breath.

My fish was in the deep end... treading water.

Swim... little fish... swim.

Praying for Owen

I follow a few blogs because they are mommies like me raising kids the same age as mine... you would not believe the things you can have in common with someone simply because they have a 4 year old or a new baby.

I began following a blog about a year ago and come to find out they live less than 30 miles from me (another thing in common).

Recently Amanda (mommy) had a little baby boy (Owen). Owen is a healthy, lively boy, but has recently been hospitalized for some breathing problems.

Owen could really use lots of prayers right now as the doctors try to find out what is going on with Owen and why he stops breathing at night.

Amanda could also use lots of prayers. She needs strength, courage, and strong faith to get through this. Her husband has to return to work and she is beginning to wear down and could really use some prayers.

The blog is http://prayingforabbygrace.blogspot.com/.

Father's Day Weekend

We woke up early Saturday morning to continue our Father's Weekend.

Our plan was to head to Galveston for a fun filled weekend.

We planned on leaving the house by 8:00 AM, but managed to get out by 9:30 (which was remarkably good for us).

We stayed at the Hilton- Galveston and met my dad (PawPaw) and Elfi at the hotel. The only real plan we had was to hang out in the swimming pool and at the beach as much as possible.

Calan and Aspen came down Saturday to hang out with us, eat dinner, but then they had to go back to Kingwood for work on Sunday.

We played on the Strand for a little while (bought ice cream floats at our favorite candy store).

It was a great Father's weekend that we all enjoyed. I got to spend it with my two favorite Father's - my Dad and Todd. I just wish we could do this every weekend.

Baseball Game

We decided to have a Father's Weekend rather than just a Father's Day.

So we began our weekend with a trip to the Astro's game on Friday night. It was Astro's vs. Texas Rangers. So regardless of the outcome, we would come out a winner.

We started out getting hot dogs and drinks. Made it to our "nose bleed" seats. (But they were cheap- and cheap is what you go for when it is only Friday and we had an entire weekend of fun planned).

Once in the seats with hot dogs in hand - well some of us... I ended up with my hot dog (topped with ketchup and relish) upside down in my lap.

Yes, I was wearing light khaki pants and a pink and white shirt- so you can only imagine the mess.

Todd went back down to get some more napkins--- but napkins weren't going to tackle this mess.

So I wiped up as much relish and ketchup as I could and then went to the bathroom to see what soap and water could accomplish.

I got as much off as I could and then went back up to our seats.

I enjoyed the rest of the game (especially when my pants dried).

Kaelin loved it. She is a big fan of going to sporting events and so are Todd and I. So it was the perfect kick off to our Father's Weekend.

On Friday nights, there is an awesome fireworks display after every home game. So, we stayed to watch it. It was lots of fun- worth buying cheap seats just to stay for the fireworks show.

The Astro's did lose the game (to no ones surprise)- but we had a blast and the three of us came out winners.

4 year old check up

Kaelin had her 4 year old check up

She is 39 1/2 inches tall. (she dropped below the 50th percentile- maybe she will end up being a shorty like me.)

Weighs 34 pounds. (she is in the 50th percentile- still a skinny little green bean)

Has 20/20 vision. (This made me laugh... Todd and I have such horrible vision. I told the doctor that 2 sets of bad eyes must have made a good set of eyes).

Has perfect hearing. (so now I know she hears me when I speak. I wish they could test for listening- that might not be so perfect).

She wears a 4T- sometimes a 5T. (the doctor did not tell me this, I just thought it was a fun fact to include).

Her shoe size is a 9. (same as above- fun fact).

The AWFUL part....
She had to get 5 different shots. They were awful shots. I had already talked to Kaelin about getting the shots, so she knew what was coming.

I let her bring her favorite blanket into the doctors office.

I promised to get her ice cream as soon as we left. (I probably would have given her anything she asked for, I felt so bad for her).

I told her to think about the kind of ice cream she wanted while she was getting the shots. When the nurse gave her the first shot, Kaelin starting yelling "Ice Cream... Ice Cream... Ice Cream". I guess that was making her feel better.

By the time we left, she had stopped crying, had 4 stylish band aids on her legs and we were off to Baskin Robbins. She chose a chocolate dipped sprinkle cone with vanilla ice cream with sprinkles on top.

Happy Birthday Camilla

We are just some regular party animals. This is like our 50th birthday party to go to this year.

Happy 4th birthday Camilla!!!!

Little cutie pie....

Cutie Pie and Camilla after they got their face painted. (Who would have guessed that Kaelin would have requested a butterfly???)

Then, the amazing balloon artist made them some balloons (again... who would have guessed that Kaelin would request a butterfly???)

Just swinging with my friend....

Last Day of Soccer Camp

Last day of soccer camp....

Luckily, it was nothing like Day 1 of soccer camp (the flash flood). Although, it was blazing hot (we have the sunburns to prove it).

Kaelin really enjoyed her soccer camp. Luckily we had wonderful Mrs. Mary around to help us out this week, otherwise, Kaelin would not have been able to participate in the soccer camp this year. THANK YOU MRS. MARY!!!

Of all of the fun games, Duck... Duck... Goose seemed to be the favorite of all of the kids.

Kaelin met a little partner in crime while in soccer. Were they doing what the coach asked???? I am pretty sure the answer is NO. They are faced backwards, playing with a flag. I am quite sure that was not the activity the coach outlined for them.

Kaelin's presentation of Old Glory to coach Nick. He loved it. And yes... the motive for the assignment did revolve around the World Cup games. We proved our point. GO TEAM USA!!!!

Coach Nick presented Kaelin with her certificate. He was very kind on the certificate. He could have written something revolving around "does her own thing", "makes her own rules", "insists on her way being the best way", "comes in for more drink breaks than any other kid", etc. But instead, he summed it up by saying "she always has a smile on her face and is the first to volunteer to help the coach".

We will be playing fall soccer, hopefully the weather won't be quite so blazing hot.