Summer week 8

We got back to our usual schedule… walk/bike Mon & Wed, but I think I was still recovering b/c both days I pushed our walking/biking to 9:30.  Skipped the movie AGAIN Kung Fu Panda…we’ve got it.

Monday night we did swim lessons again.  The kids really are doing great.  We got them kick boards and goggles so they could see underwater as well.  They love it…and Logan was able to float on his back unassisted…so excited!  They are swimming well for very short distances and are now getting really good at kicking. 

Tuesday we went swimming with our friends and the kids were little fish and were all over the place.

Thursday was Chick-fil-A tiny tot time.  Both kids were on the mat at least 2 minutes each J  Yippie!

Friday was Cow Appreciation Day so we were back at Chick-fil-A again, but this time we brought Daddy.  We wore our cow hats and got free entrees.  The kids got to see the big cow…at first they were not sure, but then we did the chicken dance with Mrs. Peggy and before we left Alyssa made me take her to see the cow again so she could give him a hug.  Even more exciting than 4 free entrees (saved $12) was that we trusted Alyssa to go out in  public with her panties on and she did GREAT!  While at lunch we went to the bathroom and everything was great and we went to a few more stores and did not have any problems.

Saturday was our Ward Pool Party.  We had a long afternoon in the pool with great friends.  Logan was doing lots of swimming where he would put his face in the water and kick, kick, kick…he is doing wonderfully. 

I need to brag on Alyssa a little.  Yesterday we let her go to church with her panties on b/c she has been doing so well.  SHE DID IT!  We left sacrament twice and both trips were justified and she was nice enough to wait until after my Sunday School class was finished to go again.  No accidents J

Summer week 7

July is off to a busy start, and we are so glad that the weather is not as bad as it could be. 

Monday was the ususal walking/biking at the church.  No movie again this week...it was How to Train Your Dragon...and since we own it and watch it frequently I decided we could save $10 and stay home.

Tuesday we swam with our friends and had a blast :)

Wednesday was fun...it being the 4th we had Daddy home with us...we went to the Dawson's pool and had burgers with the Huntingtons who were house/dog sitting.  Then we went home and took naps...when we woke up Aunt Jenny was here and then we all went to Joe Pool to enjoy the lake and fireworks.  The lake was amazing...and the fireworks were as well...next year we will try Cedar Hill side...Grand Prairie side was nuts...and the boat ramp was horrible.

The pictures are not great since we were swaying in the boat the whole time.

Thursday Daddy stayed home again and we took Aunt Jenny to the Dallas World Aquarium with us.  It was kind of crazy at first with a big field trip arriving at the same time we did, so we hung back and waited for our friends to show and then it cleared out pretty well.  We got to see lots of birds, monkeys, feed a bird, see tons of fish, penguins, two manatees, alligators, a Jaguar, and walk through the shark aquarium tunnel...we were literally surrounded by them :) 

Then we finished with a late night drive in.  Brave at 9 and Avengers at 11.  We almost made it through both movies, but the kids were done and would not settle down so we did not get to finish Avengers.  So, we will just wait until it is out on video. 

Friday we recovered from all of the business of the week and were running Aunt Jenny's car from shop to shop trying to get it fixed so she would be able to make it home without her car overheating and hopefully not dying...we were excited that she got to stay another day, but sad that it cost her about $900 to fix the car.  OUCH!

Aunt Jenny was able to do her job, get her car, and head out on Saturday just in time for Mommy & Daddy to drop the kids off at the Vandygriff's to play with Heather, Travis, Melissa, and Shane while the parents went to the temple.  Perfect way to finish off a wonderful week.