A Summer of Splashing & Swimming (Part 1)

The title pretty well covers how we started off summer & I put Part 1 because I know there will be another post later this summer with more pictures. In May, it started getting hot & I got brave & ventured to one of our neighborhood pools with a splash park inside it by myself with my 2 & 3 year old that cannot swim independently. Actually it was will our next door neighbor & her boys. So 2 moms & 4 kids 4 and under! I had been a bit worried about how to juggle 2 kids that aren't swimmers at the pool, but after explaining the ground rules to my kiddos that we stick together & where ever mama is that's where we are. 2 choices when I'm solo parent there: splash park or kiddie pool. They both seem to understand that I can't go into the big pool with both so we save that for when Daddy comes with us. Luckily, both kids (especially EK) LOVE the kiddie pool with a fountain & jumping off the side. Thus far, it's been lots of fun! We love our neighborhood & the pools.

First trip to the pool of the Summer of 2012

 Fountains @ The Village Shop of Castle Hills

                                                 Soaked & Happy

Love this little girlie!

                                       Doing a Jackson dance in the water

                                     Holding himself up & kicking...strong guy!

Daddy is here!

                                                   Running

                               "Hey ducks, what are you doing here?"

"Ready, Set, Jump!"

                                                                       Fish/Mermaid Girl

M + B= A Decade Together

May 24, 2012 we celebrated 10 years together!! We met May 24th 2002 in a taxi cab in Birmingham, Alabama for the SEC baseball tournament after our Arkansas team (Brett was a player & I was a Diamond Doll) were out of the tourney...so we all headed out for a FUN crazy college night!! I think BH & I will agree it was one of the most fun nights ever, just being young!! I can honestly say this past decade has flown by & I can't believe I was a 20 year old girl who found her best friend & husband. <3

My parents nicely babysat the kids & gave us their Ruth Chris gift card so we could make a romantic dinner. I love you, Hager!!

I had this gift made for Brett. I love it!

M Goes to Chi-Town (Sunday)

Our Sunday...

 Driving to the Boat Tour

 These 2 are a mess together!

 Ready for the boat tour...in 97 degree heat!

 "The Cobb"

I found the lifting bridges/streets so interesting.

 Neat houses on the water

 Sears Tower (now has a new name but I'll call it Sears Tower forever.)

 Famous street to me :)

Lunch on the Navy Pier @ Harry Cary's

 Navy Pier with the Birthday Girl

 Churros were awesome

 The Bean

 Millennium Park water area. Loved it!

 Dinner @ Gibson's for Sara's bday. Yum!!

Group pic that turned out too dark. Dang it, but you can see my neon dress ha! After dinner we went to LuxBar with lotssss of (like 3-5) martinis for mama so I was feel good that night...Happy 30th Sara!!

Time to fly home...