Daddy still loves mommy

Matthew and I were lucky to have an overnight night out this weekend! Lauren and Connor spent some time at Mimi and Papa's ranch while we spent an evening on the Riverwalk and floated the river the next day. Typically we would not blog about a date night unless it was a special occasion, but Matthew turned this date into a special date by paying to have a message written up on the mirrors of the piano bar we were at. It read, Wendy - Marry me all over again! Matthew. He even got down on one knee when they were done writing it. It was a wonderful moment but sadly didn't last too long because Piano Bars are set up to make money, and somebody stepped up soon after and paid another dollar higher to have the message changed.

I gotta wear shades

The future's so bright...I gotta wear shades.

Swim lessons

The big news of the week over here is that Lauren will finally go under the water at the pool! Lauren is taking swim lessons at our neighborhood pool. She is gaining confidence in the water with each lesson as she learns her strokes and practices her kicking. Lauren enjoys the pool very much but has had no interest in putting her head under water. She kept saying that when she learns to swim she won't be scared anymore...and she was right! We bribed her with goggles, but in the end what really worked was Mimi coming to watch her at one of her swim lessons. Now she proudly wears her pink (of, course) goggles and will go under the water. Photo is of Mr. Matt, Lauren's swim teacher helping her swim.

Trip to Colorado

This week Lauren, Connor and I joined Matthew on his monthly work trip to Denver, Colorado so we could visit with friends and be with daddy on his birthday! We split our time staying with Kristen and Tara and had a blast!

While in Colorado we took Lauren and Sydney to the Butterfly Pavilion. Oddly they were a bit timid around all the butterflies, but the tarantula, well that was no problem for Lauren. She held a tarantula in her hands just to get a sticker.