Swim Meet #4

We had our last regular season meet on Tuesday evening.  Donnie had another solid swim in freestyle and backstroke.  Cadynce was switched up a little...she swam butterfly in the first relay of the meet (which meant we got to leave much earlier in the night), freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly again.  It's been a big learning year for her...last year she dominated as a 6 year old, and this year she is getting smoked by the 8 year olds.  Saturday is Championships...swim season sure went fast this year.

Track Meet #2

We had another track meet on Monday.  We did the long jump, 50, and 100.  View Album for more pictures.

Space Camp

Cadynce has spent each morning this week at her teacher's house learning about space.  It was a week long camp that went from 8-11:30.  They did so many cool crafts, but the making of the space suit topped them all.  They worked on it all week, and when I picked her up today she was wearing it.

Swim Meet #3

Donnie got second in freestyle.

We had our first swim meet at our neighborhood pool.  Donnie has made great improvements since starting swim team.  His backstroke has come a long way.  Cadynce was fighting a headache all night, and it was her first time swimming butterfly in a meet.  She swam in 4 events (plus a headache)...so proud of her for gutting it out.

Cadynce swimming freestyle with the fast girls.

Her first Butterfly in a meet.

Track Meet #1

Kids had their first track meet of the summer.  Best quote of the night, "Colbie, did you get first place?"  Colbie replied, "NO I WON!" View Album for more pictures.

Damon's 1st Haircut

I wanted to wait until Damon turned one to get his first official big boy haircut.  He's looks like such a big boy now.

Laredo Vacation

We headed 2.5 hours straight towards Mexico.  We were heading to Laredo, Tx for a CrossFit competition.  So maybe it wasn't a real "vacation", but I consider any night away from home a vacation.  We had so much fun watching Don compete, and throw around some pretty heavy weight.  We swam in the hotel pool a couple times, and went to the movies too.  View Album for more pictures.

Don & Damon to Indiana...Surprise!

(Don guest blogging this time)  To surprise my Dad for his birthday, I flew back to Indiana for a long weekend.  To make it especially interesting and since he still flys free, I took Damon with me.  Despite just a few hiccups on the flight home, it was such an awesome trip!  My mom, Jeff, and Julie helped ensure it was a great surprise for my dad - not easy to do!  And Damon and I really bonded - after all, he isn't used to me keeping him happy, busy, fed, and well...alive.  To remind me of this, Jackie set an incredibly high bar for my weekend when we left early Friday morning.  "Just don't lose him" she said (sigh).  Well, mission accomplished!!  We had an awesome trip, got to spend time with the whole family, made some memories, and I didn't lose Damon a single time.  Enjoy the photos!  

Swim Meet #2

Cadynce and Donnie completed their second swim meet, and they both did better than the last meet.  View Album for more pictures.

Happy Birthday Damon!

My baby is now a big baby.  I had a little photo shoot with him wandering around outside.  I love this kid.  View Album for more pictures.

Cadynce Last Day of Kinder

It was pajama and stuffed animal day on the last day of school.  Cadynce had a really great year, and we are so proud of her.

Swim Meet #1

We had our first swim meet of the season with our new swim team.  Cadynce and Donnie both did a great job and had a lot of fun.  View Album for more pictures.

Donnie & Damon Party

We had a little party to celebrate Donnie turning 5 and Damon turning 1 at our neighborhood pool.  It was nice to hang out in the water and watch the kids play and stay cool.  We did cake and gifts at home.  View Album for more pictures.