Happy Thursday folks! Luke had his first ever off-site field trip on Tuesday and wow, he was excited. He was up and dressed by 7:15am (Momma, I don't want to be late!), complete with a crazy Mohawk wig (not to be outdone, Julia put on my old Cleopatra wig). His class went to the Bayou Wildlife Park (same place Julia's first grade class went to a few months ago) and had a great time. I think his favorite part was riding the school bus and getting to eat a sack lunch. :) Yesterday evening, I was working later than usual when Julia found a few leftover cans of hair paint from field day. Needless to say.....they had some fun! The looked like Easter eggs and I was a tad worried the color wouldn't wash out, but it wasn't a problem.
Julia's last swim meet was over the weekend and I can't believe the season is already over. We were at a brand new pool in League City (a town about 25min south of us) and she did GREAT! She had personal bests in every event and swam the butterfly for the first time this year (other than the practice meet) and she wasn't disqualified (which is huge at for the little ones). Luke enjoyed the delicious treats at the snack bar and he's excited to try out for the team next year. I don't know how I'm going to handle the cuteness of Luke as an Orca! After the meet, we went home and relaxed and then headed over to our friend's new house a few miles away. They have an amazing pool (with a diving board) and we had a great time. Yesterday, we surprised daddy with Father's Day cards, a gift and a cool poster the kids helped me make. Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there! Happy Monday everyone!
Stop the presses-the rain has STOPPED!! The sky is dark, it's humid and gross out but we'll take it. Luke's school was closed yesterday (we had a lot of heavy rain) but Camp Happy was back on at a new location. The girls were at Clear Lake Park, outside under a huge pavilion. They were soaking wet when I picked them up, but they had huge smiles on their faces!!
Look, a giant cupcake! I LOVE when mom is out of town
We've had record breaking rain the last few months and there is no sign of it stopping. Our swim meet was cancelled Saturday due to thunder/lightening and now good old Bill (currently a tropical storm) is on his way. I had to pick up the kids early from camp yesterday and all school/camps were cancelled for today due to the weather. So far we're just experiencing heavy rain (no flooding in our immediate area...yet). In non-raining weather news, I was in Vegas last week for a few days and my phone broke! I had a new one delivered Saturday afternoon so I'm back up and running, but if you tried to contact me Thursday or Friday, I was out of commission. And just like any other trip, JD spoiled the kids!! Happy Tuesday everyone!
Dinner the other night: 'Kids, dinner is ready. Wash your hands and come to the table.' - Mommy While the kids sit down, I'm getting them milk and making my own plate. 'I need a spoon, missy!' Luke then starts giggling uncontrollably 'Did you just call me 'missy'? How do we ask for things in this house?' - Mommy trying not the laugh 'May I (giggle) please have (giggle) a spoon (giggle) MISSY (loud laughter)! - Luke In other news...Julia's last day of 1st grade was last Thursday. I can't believe she is a second grader now!
In other news...Karma is down to 84 lbs!! Yay Karma!!
Last day of school
Luke has discovered the deliciousness of mozzarella sticks
Huge news everyone, huge news. I took the kids to the pool Saturday afternoon and it was a challenge to get Luke to even put his face in the water. Fast forward 24h to Sunday afternoon....I'm thrilled to announce we have another little fish in the family! Luke went underwater, walked on the bottom of the pool, touched the bottom, grabbed a ring from the bottom and even tried to push off the wall and swim to JD. He did not want to leave and even said he wanted to jump off the diving board (he is not ready for that yet). We are so proud of our little man!!
Meanwhile, Julia was playing red rover with a group of older kids (maybe 5th graders) in the deep end and worked on perfecting her dive. It was a great weekend! I am very excited to work with Luke this summer and he wants to be an Orca next year.
