So life happens. And that makes it difficult to blog. Really it is work that happens and then I do not seem to have one ounce of free time. Not any longer though! :) I finished work last Friday and I am officially on SUMMER VACAY! We are already getting ready for our first trip of the summer--more on that later. Obviously, much has happened since my last attempt at a blog post. Here is a quick run down:
*We celebrated Kevin's 29th birthday-last year until the big 3-0!
*The Hinton grandparents came into town and we had a great visit with them on Cinco de Mayo!
*We celebrated cousin Ashyln's 4th birthday (how are these kids getting so old?!).
*I had an AMAZING Mother's Day complete with breakfast and dinner out and an AMAZING new toy!
*I have been applying to jobs like crazy, but in all honesty, I am a little nervous about my chances! Subbing may be in my future.
*Kevin traveled for almost two weeks straight during the crazy end to my long-term sub position! It was hectic to say the least!
*And last, but certainly not least (and my personal favorite highlight of the last month!), Mckinley started swim lessons! Here will now begin the many pictures and videos I have taken! In my defense for two of her first three lessons Kevin was out of town and I was sending him all these while he was away.
Let me just start off by saying I was pretty sceptical after our first lesson when she literally screamed for the first 10 minutes of a 30 minute lesson! However, my quick thinking and awesome parenting skills came into play and I resorted to bribing her. Worked like a charm! 20 minutes later we had a pretty successful first lesson and were on our way to getting a new toy and candy! (lucky for us she picked out a toy that cost $3.99 and a bag of gummy bears!).
The next three lessons have gone SO well though--she LOVES every second of them! She has definitely inherited all the water loving traits of her father! I am so excited to continue a summer full of these lessons!
I will end with a picture dump of all the random things we have been up to lately!
Getting ready for pool time in the backyard...
Mom's Day Dinner!
Me and my love!
My sweet girl.
How do I get this kid to not love tv?
Smiling for a picture for daddy while he was away.
Kyan spending time with the granparents during Mckinley's swim lesson!
Papa and Kyan taking a walk at swim lessons!
Me and my girl!
Sleepy kids after a fun night hanging out with the cousins!
