Our Little Fish

Eleanor loves the water and I could not be more thrilled.  I loved the water as a kid and I've always hoped that I would have a kid who was as comfortable in the water as I was.

My daddy graciously offered to pay for swim lessons for Eleanor so we started her at FINS this week.  She will go once a week and when we took her for an evaluation, she was already good to go for the 2nd level class, Baby Fins 2!  YAY!  She is SUPER comfortable in the water, fearless, and is great at going under the water.  She always pops up smiling and clapping for herself.

She's already learning how to climb out of the pool, push up from the bottom of the pool, kick, and float on her back.  We are so proud!

These are also in another post, but I'm going to post them here as well.

Getting ready to go to class in our new bikini!

 With Mommy in the pool

 Getting ready to dry off - she didn't want to get out!

Yesterday we headed over to our neighborhood pool only to remember that they are closed on Thursdays.  So we biked back home and I got out Ellie's Whale Pool and we had some fun splashing around.  She practiced blowing bubbles and was even able to pop up and hold on to the side when she tripped and fell face first into the water.  Great job Ellie!  Will keep you guys updated on her progress.  

Loving these summer days with my sweetie.

Incredible Pizza is... Incredible!

Last Thursday we took all of the kids to Incredible Pizza in Conroe.  We had a BLAST eating and playing and the kids had fun too! (haha).

First we ate from the HUMONGOUS pizza and wings bar (FYI, they give a teacher discount!) and Eleanor seriously ate the most I've ever seen her eat.  The pizza and wings were delicious and I loved that they had 150 flavors of sodas.

Ellie after 4 slices of pizza, pasta, and 2 helpings of veggies.

Ellie posing by the classic car. Riding rides - practicing for DisneyLand!

Her new favorite thing- cars!

 Me and Rylan playing in the playplace!

After playing in the play place and Jen, Ab, Lizzie, and Taylor riding Go Karts, this happened....

 If you don't know me or Jen, you have no idea how competitive we are.  Also, we love guns.  Laser tag is ideal for us.  We had a blast as "Peggy Sue" and "TX Ranger" and played like we were on the front lines of a war.  Luckily, the other players got into it as well (including a 40 something dad who was sliding down rails and diving behind barricades - it was hilarious!) and we had SO much fun.

After Laser Tag, the kids were starting to get sleepy so we did one last activity and headed home.  Abby REALLY wanted to go ice skating, so I took her in the "ice" skating rink (it was really just plastic, but very slick, so it was similar to ice.)  We left around 9:45 and I was surprised that we had NO meltdowns!  Incredible Pizza is SUPER fun and I can't wait to take Ellie back.

Oh and I mentioned that Ellie is now obsessed with cars... here is video proof.  We played a racing game and she was REALLY good.  So much fun!

Beachin' Day Trip

Last Wednesday we packed up the kiddos (my cousin Jen, my Godchildren, and our friend Lizzie and her daughter Taylor were in town for the week) and headed down to Galveston for the day.  We had a fantastic time running around in the water and ended the trip with ice cream.  The kids were worn out and so were we.  Love spending time with family!

Enjoying the beach with my sweetie!

 My amazing Godchildren, Abby & Rylan

 Cheesin'!

 Hugs for Ry-man!

 Water baby!

 Beach Kisses

 Sister Cousins and kiddos!

 Rita's Galveston for ice cream!

 The whole crew - this picture was actually taken by the staff at Rita's and posted on their Facebook page!

Father's Day 2013

Happy Father's Day to all the Daddies out there!  We had a fabulous Father's Day with our family starting off with a brunch at our house and then a mini photo shoot with all the daddies! 

Annnnddd...Here is the card that we made for Ellie's grandfathers.  I was so proud of myself!

Go Fly a Kite

Had fun flying a kite a few weeks back when Auntie Bakes was here!  She got some great shots of us playing with our new kite!

Pool Puppies

This afternoon I took sweet Riley and Zac to my friend's house to go swimming. Riley absolutely loves to swim and hardly gets to go swimming now because we don't live near the big dog park with the bone shaped pool he so dearly loved anymore. I was hoping Zac would be interested in swimming too since he's never been, but alas... he just sat in the shade behind the bushes the entire time.
My friend Krystal and I spent about an hour straight throwing the ball in the pool for Riley so he could run and jump in and bring the ball back. I swear this dog could do this for hours. Unfortunately, Riley was having so much fun that he really hurt his paws and didn't even seem to notice. Krystal finally noticed that his back foot was bleeding a little and upon further inspection I saw that he had worn ALL of his back nails down to the quick (a couple were bleeding) and he had rubbed his toe pads raw on a few of his toes as well. Poor puppy!! I made him sit out the rest of the time and rest but he was not happy. He kept pacing the fence and barking for me to let him back in the pool. When we finally left he limped to the car and I had to lift him so he could get in. He has been passed out in the same spot since we got home. Zac on the other hand is of course fine and seems to be worried about his big brother. He keeps nuzzling Riley and laying near him. Our dogs are so flipping adorable. Here are some pictures from Dog's Day Out.

Krystal and I