Some South Padre Island Pictures--Yes, FINALLY!

iPhone Camera

I just got an iPhone, and I figured I would try out the camera feature on it. I will have to say, it actually takes nice pictures. If you look closely enough, you will see Jack's missing upper tooth. I think this phone will be a lifesaver in many ways. Just the movie feature alone will be great!

Slacker

Obviously I have not updated the blog as I had intended to to while on vacation. Then once we got back, we had some curve balls thrown in our face, thus more delays. I will have it updated with pictures this week. I made a cool PowerPoint photo album, and I'm hoping I can upload it successfully on here! Stay tuned.

South Padre Island!

Tomorrow we are headed to South Padre Island! I have never been there so I am very excited as our Duane, Jack, and Anya. We are headed down there with some friends and will be staying at a nice condo that is within a few hundred yards of the beach. Jack and I are slated for our surfing lessons, the boogie boards are packed, and the skim board ready. I will try and update 1-2 times while we are down there.

A day at the pool!

We spend a lot of time at Lifetime Fitness for many reasons, but one of the big reasons is so we can swim for a few hours so we can all beat the heat. We go a number of times per week, and this particular day really wore the kids out. I had to take a picture of the poses and accessories that accompanied them while napping.

Notice the sunglasses are still on.

I'm not sure how this was comfortable, but apparently it was since he stayed like that for a long time.

The 4th of July!

It has been awhile since I've updated, but I am back on track now! This past weekend our neighborhood had its second annual 4th of July parade. Kids and adults alike were encouraged to dress up their wheels, whatever those wheels may be, and participate in the parade. The parade went through various streets, and the kids seemed to have a great time. I didn't realize so much work would go into decorating a bike and wagon.

Earrings = No More!

Well, the whole earring deal was short lived. All was going well until we realized on Sunday that one of her earrings had fallen out. We figured it was while she was playing with her friend at the pool. Unfortunately I didn't have any earrings that would suffice, so I found one that would work temporarily while Duane went off to Target with a crying Anya to find another pair.

She came home with a nice pair that I was hoping would stay in well. It was like dealing with a raging tiger trying to get that pair in, but we finally succeeded, and no, we weren't being mean. She simply had it in her head that it was going to hurt and that is how she treated the whole situation.

So, we are moving along with the new pair until yesterday...........I picked her up from school only for her to inform me that she took her earrings out. I asked her where they were, and she said the playground. I knew finding them was hopeless, so I had to figure this out yet again.

I couldn't run her to Target again due to her swim lessons, so I scrounged through more earrings and found some that would work. I cleaned them thoroughly with alcohol and braced for what I figured would be a challenge. I was worried the holes may have already closed a bit and cause a freak out session. Well, I was right, they were sort of closed. Had it been my ears, I would have just forced it through, but I didn't want to do that with her. Also, I was getting yelled at by a 3 year old. That whole deal sealed the deal; no more earrings for awhile!