Monday, July 20, 2009

4th of July


Amelia's friends Kaitlyn and Ashley invited us to spend the 4th of July with them at their Grandparent's ranch in San Marcus. There was a huge pond for the kids to swim in, a zip line for the adults, potatoe sack races and other games and plenty of good food. Amelia and Elliott had a blast. She even jumped off the deck in the middle of the pond that was about 6 feet high. Man that girl is brave!




Another thing the ranch had was animals. They had baby deer, chickens, cows, horses and pigs. Elliott really enjoyed seeing all the animals. Everyone there was so nice. They converted an old schoolhouse into a guest house and invited us to spend the night there. Amelia and I stayed and Frank and Elliott went home to their own bed. It was fun for Amelia because that was the first time she got to spend the night with friends. At the end of the night we could see the fireworks from both New Braunfels and San Marcus and the girls ended the night by making a 4th of July cake. It was a very fun and special 4th of July. Thank you to the Soyars for welcoming us into their home and making great memories with us.


Elliott Swimming

Elliott went back to Infant Swimming Resource for his yearly refresher class and it started off bad just like last year. Same as before he wanted to do what he thought he should do and gave the instructor a hard time. He cried a lot the 1st week and refused to go from swimming under the water to floating. All he wanted to do was swim under the water. The Instructor was very good but saw how extremely stubborn Elliott can be. I kept telling her that she just had to break him and show him who was boss. He tested her for the 1st 5 days and finally on the 6th day decided he would enjoy himself and do what he was suppose to do. By day 9 he was done and swimming and floating like a expert and jumping in the water and smiling and having a good time.

Elliott is a fish and swims non-stop when he gets in the water. I have to limit his time in the water to 40 minutes because he goes non-stop. By the time I get him out of the pool his eyes are blood shot and he is tired but still refuses to stop. I am glad he is such a good swimmer and enjoys it but it does make me nervous.