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.

Last day of school

Today was the last day of school for Lauren. She officially ended her first year of preschool. They recognized each child in the 2 and 3 year old class and the 4 year olds had a Graduation Ceremony.

Lauren's teacher, Ms. Gwyneth put together individual photo albums for each of her students with pictures of all their activities throughout the year. They were presented with the photo album and a preschool diploma at the ceremony.

1st Haircut

Connor was looking a little shaggy so he got his first hair cut courtesy of Salon Mommy.

Nap time / Dress up time

Today I thought Lauren was napping but when she came out of her room it was clear she had not been. She found in her drawers a combination of clothes including items she has never worn before and items that were passed down from her Cousin Josephine (JoJo). On top of her shorts and shirt she already had on she put on a pair of black dance pants, a tutu, socks and black boots. She then put on leotard over it all. To top it off she found a black belt made of ribbon to put around her neck and her antenna headpiece from her Halloween costume. All she says is, "I'm ready to dance like JoJo." Eventually I got Lauren to let me help her get the tutu on the outside of her leotard and I let Lauren wear her actual dance tap shoes.

So what inspired all of this? Well this past weekend we went to one of Jo's dance recitals and Lauren sat in my lap hardly moving an inch for an hour and half watching the whole thing. She really enjoyed it and hasn't stopped talking about all the different dances and outfits she saw. I think it might be time for dance class for Lauren.