Let the Boating Season Begin

Just so you know, I am playing catch-up so make sure you take a look at all the new posts. I have a feeling after the baby comes, that I will be playing catch-up a lot more.

Dave's sister, Jamie and her family bought a boat and we were very privileged to be the first to take it out. The kids loved it. We just went for a ride after Jamie BBQ-ed for us. The weather was perfect. Our family is definitely looking forward to some good times with the Arras family and their new boat. Thanks again guys for taking us. It was fun.
All the kids (excluding Davis) sitting in the front of the boat.
Lindsay had a perma-smile on her face. I don't think she is enjoying herself one bit.
Me and Jamie hanging out in the back and holding on tight to the little ones.
Me just hanging out enjoying the sun and being 8 months pregnant.
Uncle Mark and Aunt Jamie (the proud owners of the boat).

I Bloomed

Lindsay had a school program about a week ago titled "I Bloomed". They sang a few songs they had learned and then did a cute little reading about a lion blooming. It is always fun to see you child on stage showing off what they have learned. Lindsay loves her music class so it was good to hear what songs they were learning.

They had a slide show of all the kids that are in the K2 or Kindergarten program and they listed what they had bloomed in that year. Lindsay said she learned how to hoola hoop. It is good to know that school is teaching them something.... Actually I am very happy with the program she is in. She has learned a lot and is already reading and isn't even in Kindergarten yet. We are very proud of her. We love you Lindsay.

Child is Rescued

Well, I think every parent eventually does something like this, and it happened to me the other day. I was leaving to go get Sammie from school so I put Davis in the car (not in the car seat) and ran to get my purse. Davis LOVES to get in the front seat and mess with all of the buttons and that is exactly where I found him when I came back into the garage. I put my purse in the front seat and grabbed him to put him in his car seat. I buckled him in, shut the van door and went around to the drivers side to get in and guess what.....the door was locked and my purse was on the passenger seat. I had done it. I locked my kid in the car. I remember a friend of mine telling me that if you have a child locked in the car, you can call 911 and they will come and "rescue" the child. My sister-in-law is a 911 dispatcher, so we called her at home and asked if that was true. She told us to call the non-emergency number, so we did. About 10 minutes later an ambulance arrives and saved the day. Davis was really upset that he couldn't get out but as soon as the ambulance arrived, he was OK. I guess I was glad that it happened at my house, not at some parking lot. We eventually got a spare key. We finally realized why we hadn't made a spare and it is because it is so EXPENSIVE!!!

Memorial Day Weekend

A couple of weekends ago we took the opportunity to enjoy some wonderful weather and beautiful scenery. We took the kids to Flaming Geyser Park. The kids loved hiking around and throwing rocks in the river. It reminded me of camping when I was growing up. Dave was lucky enough to have this practically in his back yard when he was younger. It is definitely beautiful here when it is not raining.