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Cutie Pies- Caroline and Andrew

Childrens Aquarium

We went to the Childrens Aquarium in Fair Park today! The kids and I both needed a fun break from looking for houses, packing, and keeping our house clean! We went with our friend from Charleston, SC- her husband and Kirt have been best friends since high school- and her baby and Meredith and Andrew met us too! My kids LOVED Ellie- They wanted to push her stroller, give her a bottle, play with her hold her hands. Ellie was such a good baby and Heidi was appreciative of the help!

Emerson and the albino alligator. She wore a button on her shirt that said "Birthday Girl" and loved for people to ask if it was her birthday and she would smile and say "No, not today". We have worn this for 2 days so far- we will see it may become our new accessory!

Ellie, Andrew, Caroline, Emerson, and Sam

Up close and personal with the sting rays- the kids could pet them, they would come right up if you put your hand in the water.

Of course I couldn't resist a cute photo-op of Andrew and Caroline! They LOVE each other- they hop around and hold hands. I will post a cute video of them in a minute.

Swimming like a fish

So this may be our new hangout- we are moving at the begining of July and when we took Sam to tour the new school we found this great shopping area with a beach park and spray fountains for the kids to play! The kids are so excited and can't wait to go back! The area was full of young kids and moms! It will be a great way to meet people in our new neighborhood!

The kids are also taking swimming lessons! Emerson learned to swim last summer but apparently she forgot how but she caught on quickly and now she can swim across the entire pool even stopping to take breaths! That is big for a 4 year old! And Caroline- cried for 5 out of 7 lessons- the last two days she caught on and smiled and played. She needs another set of lessons (or two) before she will be swimming after the other kids!

The last day they made a train with the swim noodles- it is an indoor pool so it was so nice not to worry about sun screen!

We took lessons with my friends little ones- Ellery and Andrew! I think Lori, Meredith, and I enjoyed catching up during swim lessons as much as they enjoyed swimming!

1, 2, 3 strikes your out

Spring Baseball is coming to an end and I couldn't resist getting my camera out to take pictures of my favorite 8 year old.

Hug them a little tighter

Friends of ours lost their 2 year old today. He drowned in their backyard pool. It has consumed my mind this afternoon and all I want to do it hug and kiss on my kids. It could so easily happen to anyone- drowning is the number one most preventable accident but one minute in lack of supervision and it can happen to any of us! I don't know if it is my history as a pediatric nurse that makes me so freaked out about this. I remember everyone of my near-drownings- I can tell you the room number and what they looked like- it is forever ingrained in my head. It breaks my heart that this family didn't get to say goodbye to him and they thought they had safety barriers in place. Please keep this family in your prayers tonight and enjoy EVERY moment with your kids. Life is so precious and not to be taken for granted.