Tammy was off on vacation last week so I had the week off to run around with the kids. Monday Zach had his final swim meet - only it started storming seconds before it began and after 4 hours the meet was called and rescheduled for Tuesday. Tuesday night started off much the same way with storms but after an hour or so delay they finally got in the pool and finished their season. The swim team had a great season and only lost one meet. Zach had several qualifying times and is off to Champs tomorrow to swim in three events - so proud of him!
For the past two years Zach's had a bump on his ear - the doctors said it was from a bite or insult that never quite healed. It was rarely bothersome for him but he was becoming more and more self conscious about it and we had it removed last week.
He was a nervous wreck leading up to the appointment but the doctor was wonderful and once she numbed his ear he was fine. It was made up of a lot of tiny little blood vessels so I got a little weak in the knees once she took it off, but he did great :)
Thursday and Friday Jennifer took time off from her "real" job to come and hang out with us. Alex was in her glory to have her friends undivided attention for a few days! We took a fun trip to the science museum....
...and Alex went to her very first baseball game!!
My company had organized a game night for the employees and our families and it also turned out that Alex's Buddy Ball baseball team had been invited out to be on the field during the National Anthem and to have one of Alex's friends throw the first pitch out.
It was fun for everyone to be out on the field.
...and Ms. Sassy pants was having a good time!
Half way through the time on the field I looked over and saw that Zach's ear was bleeding through his band aid. Jennifer and I exchanged a little worrisome glance but I didn't want to make a big deal about it and freak him out but then someone else said something to him and when he touched it he realized it was coming through the band aid he got a little concerned. As luck would have it, there was a team from Patient First right in our section - what are the odds?!? They doctored him up right in his seat :)
Alex typically goes to bed very early - like 6PM early - the game didn't start until 7 and it was also a fireworks show so we were playing it by ear if we were going to be able to stay for the entire night based on how she was holding up.
But she was really enjoying herself - AND, she made it all the way through her first ever fireworks show too! :)
By the time she got home and in bed it was almost 11:45!! We spent a little while on Friday at the pool, but it took her a few days to recover :)
Friday night, thanks to an awesome birthday present from my friend Leslie, I got to unwind at the Darius Rucker concert. I LOVE me some Darius! Leslie got us VIP tickets so we were up close and it was an AWESOME show - and just what I needed in a night out!!
Saturday morning we got up early and took the kids to the beach for the day. Zach likes to metal detect so he and Aaron spent some time looking for buried treasures :)
When we first got there she was a little grumpy, but the second her toes hit the water she was all smiles, she was in her happy place. She loves, loves, loves the water.
She's getting way too heavy to hold up for too long of a time so we sat a chair at the edge of the water and let her toes get wet.
She was happy!
Zach's my little fish and he was in the water the whole entire time we were there.
And Daddy had a nice nap! :)
I don' think there is one beach trip we have taken that I do not have a picture of Alex in this very position...there is something about the beach air that completely relaxes her.
She had one of her favorite people at one of her favorite places - it was a good day!
The beach area also had a great little playground and they had swings that were adaptable for her - how cool was that?!?
After the playground we took a little walk out onto the pier, but Alex wasn't in the family photo kind of mood!
My boys!
I have another week off in a few weeks and Aaron will be off too so we're planning more fun outings, I love watching Zach have fun and having her experience new things!
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