Friday, July 17, 2009

Summer

So much to do, so little time to blog. At the beginning of the summer, I was a little nervous about how I was going to keep the boys busy, but we seem to be doing okay!
They have both had swimming lessons...the instructors were AMAZING! They had a money-back guarantee that your kiddos would be swimming at the end of the week. Seth had some experience, but Zane wouldn't even get his face wet before we went. He ended the week jumping off the diving board and SWIMMING to the teachers! That was a lot of fun to watch (but oh, so hot outside!).


We had a "Chandler Family Reunion" at Lake Brownwood. The boys both caught their first fish (or two). This was such a fun trip for them...so many "firsts"... first fish, first "smore", first time to stay in a cabin...
Slip 'n Slide...this is the best $10 I think I've ever spent! This kept them busy for hours (and made them tired at night...heehee!).
Of course...the sprinkler! This is a pic of the Jedi's using their lightsabers in a battle with Count Dooku... (don't laugh...this is serious stuff, folks...ha!)

Trip to the Space Center. The lighting in this picture is terrible, but what FUN we had! They had George Lucas' personal collection on display. Bobby was off of work and we took all three of our kids and Kai with us. I played tour guide for the boys. We got to go to "Padawan Training" where you go into a dark tent and crawl around avoiding laser beams. We climbed an Indiana Jones obstacle course and fought the stormtroopers in a black lit room with air soft guns. Oh yeah, and saw some space stuff.
Bobby took care of Quinn. When she got tired, he found a quiet corner, rocked her to sleep, and sat on the ground for an hour and a half while she slept. ~Parent Award~~We've done other things too, but isn't it more fun to look at pics?!
Quinn got her first "hair trim" today...stay tuned for a post on that!