Saturday, July 27, 2013

Summer 2013 Part I

Swimming!

Abuelo can fix anything! He fixed the bike trailer that had been smashed!

V and Dad attended the father daughter dance at LCC - she did the hokie pokie, the conga line, she loved the special date!
V was a lucky fisherman at the LCC pond. She did great catching the fish and I'm so glad Dad was there to release the fishes back into the pond.
Fourth of July in Lakewood is a great tradition. The Davis family came up from Austin and V and O had a great time playing with their cousins!


Jungle Girls!

Bounce House playtime!


Cupcake fun


Fortress fun


Pilllowcase race fun

Mesquite Rodeo was a hit! Well, anything with animals is a hit these days.

Vand I participated in the calf race - we didn't win but had a blast running around the dirt

O'Neill and his best pals attended the Arboretum camp where they got to have a blast in the HOT Texas heat - exploring with dirt, bugs, water, plants - O loved it!


His best friends - Hollis, Noah, Ben and Jack
We attended the Fair Park Summer Adventure where the kids rode rides, saw shows, played games and had fun playing in the water.









We tried putt putt golf - but it was so hot nobody wanted to play.



Blackberry picking - some of the best fruit ever!

Swimming with Uncle Tyler and Kate! The best!


Dancing on the golf course and getting ready to watch his first fireworks!





Klyde Warren Park


Bathtime with friends - Ben from next door


V looking out the window just like the princess "Tangled"


Dinner at The Lot - they have a huge sand lot so the kids can run around and play while the mamas and dadas listen to live music and have a cocktail


Ice cream soup on the porch



At the Arboretum for a picnic and a concert - had a blast with streamers, glow in the dark toys, seeing the sun set and catching fireflies and toads



Tower taller than O - soon after he knocked it down; nothing lasts long around here


After we visited Hilton Head Island we took a trip to Savannah. For only being an hour away, we had quite a journey - O got sick along the way, and it started to rain while we were sightseeing and taking carriage ride like a real princess. We slept in the same room and in the same bed



Playtime in our pool


The two week class with Mrs Carol was amazing! V learned to swim and she's regained her joyfulness in the water. She can swim across the entire pool (without floaties) and jump off the diving board

 

V swimming across the pool!


I am so grateful to Mrs Carol for making swiming fun again for V and something she can work on and improve. Now when she swims in our pool she doesn't want to swim with her floaties.


O swimming with Mrs Carol - he was ALL smiles in the water - all the moms thought he was the cutest and happiest little guy


Going off the diving board for the first time - she was so brave and did such a great job! She swam all the way across the pool to the other side


Swim lesson crew


O loves to take the golf cart out and watch the golfers - he can't wait to play



 We found a turtle in the yard so we took him home and set him "free" at the country club.


 "Do not touch red pads!" Oh, he is such a rule breaker!!
 Putting ladybugs in Cecie's garden

 V attended theater camp with some of her friends and loved it!! They performed a play at the end of their two weeks and V did great!
 Hansel and Gretal puppet show was a hit. V and O are still playing puppets.

 V and O went to their first movie with Maddy and Izzy. It was at Studio Movie Grill where they had lunch and watched Sesame Street: Follow That Bird (I remember watching that when I was a kid!)
 V painting a Hello Kitty and Butterfly Bank with her friend Abby
 We took the family to Fossil Rim in Glen Rose and got to feed the animals! It was great family time complete with a trip to Dairy Queen for a treat.





It's been a great and busy summer so far and we still have a few more weeks to go!

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