- Kaden started swim lessons twice a week. He was not a big fan of the water, especially when he got dunked, but as the sessions went on, he stopped crying. He still isn't much on following directions in class and often tries to crawl out of the pool! I'm not sure about doing another session with Kaden at this age. He is just all over the place and it seems more work than fun, but it does give me something to work with him in our pool!
- Maya started aquatic therapy again (read here)
- Kaden started a summer mother's day out program on the 18th. He seems all excited to go in the morning, running out to the car, and out of the car and to the school, rolling his backpack behind him. But when you put him down and turn around to walk out the door, he cries so much. It is SO sad! But he does this at church, too, and we know it only lasts about 10-15 minutes. He seems to have fun there because he still gets excited to walk in the school. Its a nice time for him to go outside alot, do crafts, and mingle with other kiddos his age. We were happy to see Carson in his class. Carson lives 2 houses down from us and it will be neat if the boys will remember each other long enough to play when they are at home!
- Maya now does aquatic twice, OT at home twice, 1 PT and 1 hippotherapy. So if you are keeping up with the schedule it now goes like this: Monday - drop K at school by 9, come home get Maya and take her to swim. We get back from there around 1-1:30. Allyson picks K up from school so I can work my 4 hours a day. Then I leave with Kaden to go to his swimming lessons. Tuesday - I take Maya to horse therapy and then she has OT at home at 1:30. Wednesday is just like Monday. Thursday the kids leave with Gayla to go to Maya's PT in the Woodlands and then she has OT at 1:30 at home like Tuesdays. We have Fridays off, but keep just as busy doing fun things like going to the children's museum, the park/swimming, or Splashtown! It is just super busy in the mornings til about 1 or 2. That is when I finally get a good chance to work my few hours that I need to get in. At times though, I will take some time to swim with the kids and then swap my work hours to the wee hours of the night! I LOVE my job :-)
- Kaden started walking down the stairs and holding on to the rails instead of sliding on his stomach, which he had done for several months now. Just another sign of our boy growing up. He has calmed down a bit more I've noticed in the past couple of months. He will sit in your lap longer and he gives out so many kisses and hugs. A bit forceful, but still a cuddly one.
- Children’s Museum of Houston: After visiting the Woodland’s version about 10 times, we headed down to the museum district for the real deal. Kids both had a great time, but the summer is not the time to go! Not sure why we waited until school was out. Kaden pretty much threw all the food at the supermarket, Maya cooked up some pizza at the Niko Niko Diner, fun crafts, and Maya just loved the vet store.
- MDA Camp and Firefighters Assoc: Maya and I drove a little past Brenham to a place called Camp for All where the MDA has their annual camp. Maya was excited to see all the kids and is looking forward to going to camp when she turns 6. A few days later, her and I went to an informal reception for the Firefighter's association convention. We hung out with the MDA folks and so many people came to talk to Maya and how pretty she looked on the firefighter's stickers.
- Brave private screening (read here)
- Mona's visit - my cousin Mona came in for a short visit to attend a medical conference. We were able to see her in the evenings. We took her to the Brave screening and the lake for tubing and relaxing boat rides. Always great catching up with the person who I spent several, several summers with as a child. Our mothers are sisters and we were like sisters growing up.
- Val's Birthday bash - Charlie's younger sister, Valerie, turned 30 this month and had a fun celebration in Kemah. Me and the other sister in laws had a quick getaway from all the kiddos and husbands and helped Valerie celebrate right! Thank you to Charlie for giving up half of your Father's Day to let me have some time off! Although, the kids were with my parents for the weekend, so really, he had a weekend off just in time for father's-day-weekend fishing and shopping at Academy!
- For Father's Day, we hit up all the households, but for some reason I only took out the camera at my dad's house. Weird. He loved the photo mug.
- Going to the lake - We started our weekend trips to Lake Conroe. Bill and Gayla now have a 4 bedroom (make it 5) townhouse that can now accommodate the entire family! Fun times again and again!
- Last year brought big drought, this summer is daily rain. Can’t complain, except for the powerful storms that we see about 3 weeks in a row. Hail, high winds sent our patio furniture into the pool and even Maya’s wooden playhouse was rolled and swept into the yard. I still think it was a tornado!
and if you are wondering, the table next to the house is a water/sand table that I 'tried' to make wheelchair accessible AND childsafe!
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Boy you guys have been busy! Fun stuff and I loved seeing all the photos of your two cuties!!
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