Great Fathers Day weekend!

Austin had his last night of swimlessons on Friday!  He passed, which was no surprise to us after the great two weeks he had there.  At the end of their last day Miss Kelsey asked if the kids would like to go down the great big waterslide.  Of course they all wanted to do that!  So, Austin led the way over to the slide . . . Colton wasn't far behind the line once he realized where they were headed.  The kids in his class all climbed the steps to the top.  Colton stepped on the first step and then I had to intervene.  Colton was sad for just a second and then he stood patiently while we waited for Ausitn to get down.  Austin was the last one to go down and he was the ONLY one who went all by himself!  He asked if he could and she said yes.  So, he was very chatty on our way home . . . telling us all about the slide.  "The waterslide there is taller than a giant!"  "I did it all by myself."  I also told him he did a great job at swimming lessons to which he replied, "I know mommy, I was awesome at swimming lessons"  So, the swim lessons were a major success.  His little certification card says that he is very strong and he should move on to the next level.  She also noted that he can do the back float he just needs to trust himself a little more while he is laid back in the water.  Great job Austin!!!  Mommy, Daddy and Colton couldn't be prouder!!

Aaron and Becca came to visit on Saturday.  They got here around 10:30.  We had some lunch and then spent most of the afternoon at the water park.  Boys had a great time playing with them.  We were there for over three hours (which wore everyone out)!  We went in the lazy river quite a few times.  The boys loved the waterfalls in the lazy river.

 This is the little elephant slide in the kid area.  It is the perfect size for Austin and Colton to really get going fast.  There is also water spraying all over at everyone and they love that as well.

 After the waterpark, we came home and had bubble baths and made dinner.  This picture is of Colton truly enjoying his chips and dip!  Once he saw the dip, he didn't want his chips to be without it and he really liked the dip!  There was always a huge scoop of dip on his chip (as you can see not all the dip made it into his mouth)!  He also sticks his entire hand in the dip and ends up with fingers full of it!  Colton must have inherited the family addiction to chips and dip.  We are so proud. So cute and such a great Saturday!!

Sunday morning, after Aaron and Becca went home, we drove over to Clear Lake to go boating with Sarah, Jake, Zoey and Charlee.  Such a fun day!  We got up there and went swimming in the pool.  It was really nice because all the kids wore life jackts.  Austin and Zoey could pretty much play with eachother and life jackets made it really fun for them.  They could jump in over and over and over and swim over to the side to get back out all by themselves!  Colton loved the water but again he didn't love the life jacket!  Charlee loved her life jacket but didn't want anything to do with the water!  She is such a doll . . . they call her "Lifeguard Charlee" because she is content just walking the side of the pool with no interest of getting in! 

Brian and Jake went jet skiing and then we all went on a boat ride. This was the boys' first time on a speed boat.  They liked it!  Austin got really comfortable on one of the chairs and fell asleep.  Charlee and Colton enjoyed pointing out at all the other boats that they could see.  The two little ones wanted to sit right by eachother, which we found out soon enough that Charlee had ulterior motives . . . she moved in for a couple of kisses!  At first Colton and her just stared eachother down but then that turned into smiles and giggles and they had a great time.

Brian requested OP Pizza for Fathers Day so that was what we had!  It was a great weekend with some great family and friends.