Last weekend was Memorial day weekend, so we headed to the town carnival with Colby and Miller. Colby loved all the rides, and I even squeezed myself onto most of them.
This was Miller's first ride, and she was a bit skeptical...
But by the end of the day, she was riding by herself!
The ferris wheel actually scared me a bit because it went very high, but mainly because I knew the toothless and tattooed ex-con taking our tickets probably put it together.
The pool also opened that weekend, so both kids enjoyed a very chilly dip.
(Truth be told, we have spent more time at the local country club than our pool because one of my friends is a member. I know her number and she is letting me go as often as we want. It's nicer, it's cleaner, the water is warmer, they have a free towel service and good food...I'm just riding her coat tails.)
Later that weekend, we headed to our neighbor's house for a cookout and some swim time in their pool. Miller wasn't interested in getting in, and she wasn't interested in putting on her cover-up, so she insisted on spending the remainder of the evening wearing only her diaper. At one point, all the adults were eating outside and the kids (including Miller) were all playing hide and seek inside. As we were all sitting there eating and talking, Miller came out of the house and walked over to us...completely naked. I guess she was having so much fun her diaper fell off, and she came outside to let us know that she needed a new one. The image of her walking naked into a large group of adults is still cracking me up.
Colby never stops with the funny comments. He is fixated on the number 5, as he thinks it is the ultimate high number. If I say "Colby, we have to leave the park in 10 minutes" he will say "No! 5 minutes!".
Last night, Lee and I went out to dinner to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary. When we got home, Colby said "I'm so glad you are home! I thought you'd only be gone for one minute but you were gone for 5!"
Colby's teacher told me a funny story from the last week of school. The whole class was sitting for circle time as she was reading a book. There was a brief moment when everyone was quiet, and in that moment, Colby said to the girl across from him: "Mackenzie, you look beautiful today" and Mackenzie said (just as adult-like) "Thank you, Colby". Then they both looked back up at the teacher as if nothing had happened. I've heard Colby say that before to a little girl so I know that's exactly how it happened.
Colby is doing awesome with his swimming. He still tries to run away before class, but once he is in there, he loves it. He's starting to swim on his own now and loves for the instructor to let go of him.
At home, he loves to practice his new skills in our bathtub, going under the water and kicking.
There's nothing to see here...
Miller is still loving her puzzles. She is now doing 25 piece puzzles and loves doing alphabet puzzles. She even knows several letters and loves to point out "M's" where ever we go by saying "EMMMMMMMM....up down up down". Unfortunately, Colby likes to torment her by taking her puzzle pieces and running away with them. We know the fun burglar has struck when Miller screams at the top of her lungs. It's a constant ongoing battle, and he is sent to his room every time he does it, but that's not stopping him.
Nana and Granddaddy are coming for a visit this week and we are very excited! Colby starts a little 3 day camp at the country club with his friend Mason until his "real" camp begins in 2 weeks....I am so ready for summer camp!
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