FATHERS DAY 2011

 

Fathers day started on Thursday for us. We went out to the lake to help my dad clean the boat. When I say clean, we cleaned. It had been a long time since the boat was cleaned, and it needed it badly. So, my sisters and I went and did the dirty work. It was a good time, but we were glad it was over. On Saturday we headed out to the lake for the first time all summer. It was a lot of fun. Maggie got in the water with her life jacket on and really had a great time. We were unsure how she was going to do. It was pretty windy out, so it took us forever to anchor the boat, but we found a spot close to the beach and had a great time. It had been a long time since we have gotten that close to the beach and it brought back some good childhood memories. We hung out and had lots of fun. After our day on the lake, we headed back to the dock for a BBQ dinner. Maggie got a cart ride from her cousin, and fed the ducks. She just had a blast and did a great job. On Sunday we met my dad again for lunch at the pier. It was a nice time. Maggie got to feed more ducks and some really big fish. After that, we headed home and hung out as a family. We ended out night with Maggie's fist "no-cone"! It was a great weekend!

SWIM HELL, I MEAN, SWIM LESSON!

 

Last summer Maggie and I took a Mommy and Me Swim class at a lady's house. If you remember from my last summer's post, she cried the whole time. I really thought this year would be different, boy was I wrong. Day one, what you can see from the pictures, was going pretty good. Maggie got in line with all the kids and followed the leaders to the diving board. They each took turns walking out and standing on the end and being introduced. Doing good so far! Maggie even got up there and did it. Then, they walked around the pool to the slide, and checked things out. Still doing good. Next, they got in the pool. Well, this is where she fell apart. From that day forward I was in the pool with her. We did out own thing behind the class. My friend Jenny and I were in the same boat. We would drive to lesson everyday and just question why we were there. The first week Maggie did a good job participating. The next week, Maggie cried and cried. If you haven't heard her cry, be glad, she is very loud. Finally, the last day before showoffs, I decided to just toss her to Mrs. Margaret. We did it over and over, and we knew she was swimming because she would come up and just scream. Not cough, but scream. She was keeping her mouth closed, so she was doing it. I finally tossed her in and then ran away and hid. Amazingly, she did it. I wish now I had done it the week before. You learn from your own lessons. However, I learned some good skills. You forget how you learned, so it was good to hear the instructions again. Not only were the lessons hard, but the days were hard as well. I forgot when I signed up for the lessons that our time was not set in stone. We had signed up for a 10:00 lesson, but that time changed on Tuesday to 11:30. 11:30 with two 2 year old's. What was Mrs. Margaret thinking? By the time we drove 20 min. to the lesson, had the lesson, and home we were all done. It was all crazy. Needless to say, Jenny and I headed out for a much needed day off last Friday. We got pedicures, ate lunch and went shopping. We had lots of fun winding down from our class. As an update to swim class: I thought Maggie would never swim again. We went to the pool on Saturday and she just sat along the side and wouldn't get in. Well, today she got in and swam under water. I am so excited to see that my money and time payed off. She did great and was so excited. Mommy felt good!

FIRST WEEK OF SUMMER!

 

We had our first official week of summer and it started off very busy. We had a kick off night on Sunday at the Saavedra's house. The kids swam in the pool, the dad's played top golf, and the mom's and kids had ice cream. It was so much fun. Maggie had her MRI that week, so we headed to the hospital early on Tuesday morning. Maggie was a not so good patient, but ended up doing pretty well. We got the all clear, so we are pretty excited. I guess we will have to wait and see if she ever has another seizure. Hopefully never! On Thursday we celebrated my sisters birthday as a family. It was lots of fun! We had a blast. That weekend we headed to Houston for Caroline's recital (Maggie's cousin). I didn't get any pictures. I did take my camera, but never took it out. She was a little star and stole the show. I loved watching her. She is just a little ham. We spent a lot of time with the Houston family and it was fun. We missed Jack's sister and kids, but we will see them soon. That wraps up our first week! We have plenty more to come!

WAY BEHIND...

 

Wow, we have been way busy. Here is just the first of many blog post for me to catch up on. Here is a what we did for Memorial Day 2011. We had a great time with the Abraham's at Lake Kiowa. Thanks for the invitation! Maggie had a ton of fun, and so did her mommy and daddy.