Ode to Kelsea

Once upon a time, during my elementary school years, I met a girl at basketball camp named Kelsea. We hit it off right away. This is us at that camp: (And for the record, I thought those glasses were actually pretty cool.)

Kelsea and I did not attend the same elementary or the same middle school, and we saw each other here and there during those years. Then high school came, and we finally were able to be in the same school together. And for those next four years, we did pretty much everything together.

We haven't seen each other in years, but we were able to get together recently. I was able to meet her sweet little boy, Kade, in person for the first time. We all went swimming and then to lunch. It was so good to see such a great friend. I wish that we lived close to each other and could meet up once a week. Your high school best friend will always be your best friend!

Kade and Scarlett hit it off, and it was so fun to see our babies playing together.

Love you Kelsea and Kade! XOXO

Summer Kick-Off

We hit my neighborhood pool for the first time this season. The water was way too cold for me and Mandy, but the girls liked it. Actually, Scarlett and London liked it, but Lily didn't enjoy it as much. It was pretty darn cold!

It's amazing how much "easier" it is with Scarlett this year. Last year, I was always worried she would just run off and jump in the deep end. I had to watch her every little move. This year, she stays in one place longer and is more aware of her surroundings. I actually go to relax on a chair while she played in the kids' pool. It was great!

A few days later, we all ventured to try out a new park nearby. It's a beach park! I love the area where we live. There's so much to do, see, and eat without ever going deep into Dallas. Needless to say, the beach park and fountains were a huge hit with the girls.

First we hit the sand park. It felt so beachy and vacationy there! The park is within a village area with people walking around and all kinds of shops and restaurants. So fun!

First we hit the sand.

Then onto the fountains! This water was really really cold too. Lily loved running around, but I don't think she ever got wet. It was freezing cold water!

We walked over to eat burgers and ice cream afterwards. It was a very fun outing!

Spring!

We didn't do much of anything during Spring Break this year which is just exactly what we all needed! Scarlett's preschool was out and so was Chris, and while we did a lot of relaxing around the house, we also had some fun. We took Scarlett to the zoo for the first time. It was a beautiful sunny day, almost hot! We didn't take a ton of pictures, but we all had a great time. They have a great children's zoo and Scarlett said her favorites were the alligators and the flamingos of all things.

We've also been doing some "practicing."  She's been practicing on the big-girl swings which actually scares me to death.  I've seen several kids at the parks we go to just flop right out face first.  She does good though.

 

We also practiced pedaling, and finally got it down! She would not pedal her trike but always wanted to just scoot herself around on it in the grass. This drove me crazy because as physical as she is, I know she could pedal. We took her out on the sidewalk and kept at it until she did it!  She did not want to stop and kept going up and down the sidewalk.  Now she's ready for a little bit bigger  bike....good thing her birthday is right around the corner!  She's already called Grandma and Pa and told them she wants a bigger bike!  

Roller Ball Game

We received a Wii for Christmas, and Scarlett is always asking to play "that roller ball game" now.  My sister had the idea to take the girls out to a real live roller ball game. I was unsure if they'd like it, but it was a lot of fun! This will definitely be something we do as a family every once in awhile now.

 Just look at that form!