Baby Shower for Madeline

This past weekend my wonderful sister-in-law and best friend threw Mike and I a baby shower for baby Madeline. It turned out wonderfully and we truly enjoyed celebrating the upcoming arrival of our little girl with our wonderful friends and family. Melissa and Margaret outdid themselves with all of the wonderful food and tasty sangria. We can't wait to meet Madeline in 7-8 weeks!

My little family before the shower

Mike & I (33 weeks pregnant)

Our wonderful hostesses prepping for the party

Our friends the Hutchison's & Lilly Wood

The awesome Holmstroms

Megan, Reba, Monica & Elaine

ready to open presents with our little "helper"

We had to make sure James gave us the cards first

Adorable tu-tu!

The cutest little booties

really only including this one because of Mike's hat ;-)

My super talented sis-in-law, Mel crocheted this herself! It had a matching hat and mittens

Father's Day 2012

We had a very nice and relaxing Father's Day this year. James and I planned on starting the day by making breakfast in bed for Daddy, but he had other plans and decided not to sleep in. Oh well, we were able to have a nice breakfast together regardless, but not before James had Daddy open up his presents (always exciting for a 3-year-old). After present opening, breakfast and Daddy and James cartoon watching time, we headed to mass with my parents (like we do every Sunday). James decided he wanted to match Daddy, which was of course adorable. After mass we came home and put James down for a nap and I allowed Daddy to have his alone time...Most guys want to go golfing or out with their friends, but Mike chose to play video games. I guess whatever makes him happy :-). After James woke up from his nap, we headed over to my parents house for swimming and bar-b-que. All-in-all it was a great day, and I am incredibly blessed with a wonderful father of my own and an amazing husband who happens to also be an awesome daddy.

Helping Daddy open his presents (which included a new Ryobi ion drill, a bunch of shirts (I love dressing my man :-)), and a painting by James)

James and Daddy with James' artwork

The gift James made for BawPaw (my dad)

James and Daddy in their matching outfits for church

James and his cousin Louisa ready to swim

James trying out his new goggles (I love how goofy he looks)

James and Daddy with my brother, his wife and baby Lou (myself, my parents, my brother Cam and his fiance Gaby were missing from this picture)

Swim Lessons

Last week James had his first swim lesson with the San Antonio Swim Academy. These are the first lessons he has had since the mommy and me class we took before he was 2. We usually just work with him ourselves in my parent's pool, but I received a free summer session from the silent auction at James' school so I figured why not. It will probably be better for him to have more structured lessons anyway. He can currently swim on his own with the assistance of a swim noodle, but he doesn't really ever dunk his head under water, so I am hopeful that by the end of the summer he will be able to swim without the assistance of the noodle and lose the fear of going under the water.

The first class was really just an introduction to the pool and swim instructor. They blew bubbles in the water, crawled along the side of the pool, floated on their backs and stomachs, and jumped in from the side of the pool. James really enjoyed himself and if these lessons are a success I may continue on with them.

Excited for class to start

floating on his back

Superman arms :-)

May moments caught on camera



James sliding down the giant inflatable slide at Pump It Up for Logan's 3rd birthday party

Most of the kiddos at Logan's birthday party

Daddy & James

typical James

His face says it all :-)

James and Keila playing Brown Bear Brown Bear