Season 2: Successful Swimming

Today marked our second season of swim lessons. It's a new class and most of our friends moved to Water Babies (where they go under water). We're too little for it, so we're still in Bathtime Babies. Everyone in our class is new, so we were the veterans, thus we were the professionals. And Kennedy did so well! I think this was the first class where she didn't cry - progress! And I thought it was going to be a disaster because she screamed in the car the whole way there haha :) I was so proud of her and can't wait to see how much better she does each week.

"Save me, dad!"

 Tell us how you really feel, Kennedy. (check out that middle finger)

She'd rather chew on her hand, to be honest.

  Or lay with me <3

 Floating like a big girl!

And can you tell who her biggest fan is???

Another Week, Another Post of Random Pictures

Because of course. I don't even think an explanation is necessary.

A co-worker knitted her the cutest blanket and wanted a picture of Kennedy with it :)

Poor girl is losing her hair in the back :(

Fighin' Texas Aggie class of 2039 - whoop!

Memorial Day Is For Swimming

We had a nice, long, relaxing (as much as we could with a 3 month old) Memorial Day Weekend. Elaine was in town from San Francisco, so we met up with she and some friends of her's that just moved to Austin at Mozart's. It was good catching up and seeing her, and obviously introducing Kennedy. She just hung out and eventually went to sleep. It was HOT!

Sunday was Allison's birthday, so we went to a little party Bino hosted to celebrate. They were so sweet and were sure to make dairy and soy-free treats for me :) Unfortunately, the only picture I got was of Jenni and Kennedy.

Since Nelson was off for Memorial Day, I had him get in the pool and swim with Kennedy! It was fun being outside of the pool for a change. But poor baby got really upset during the tummy time on the mat and had a hard time recovering, so they got out early.

This was the end of it:

Because it was the end of the "season", we got a t-shirt and ribbon! Our first athletic achievement :)

And lastly, because it was Memorial Day, we had to wear red, white, and blue.... except we only have a Texas onesie ;)

Hanging at Home

Now that I've gone back to work (part-time), my days home with Kennedy are spent well. We do lots of talking, snuggling, and errands when we absolutely have to.

Bino just gets a little warm holding Kennedy....

So happy even though I woke her up to take her to Mimi's!

She thinks I'm sooooo funny :)

Shopping at Target with mom!

Dad's pretty funny, too, but for different reasons ;)

Roadtripping

Nelson's childhood friend, Will, got married this past weekend in Galveston, so we had our first roadtrip to Houston! We played it by ear and left around 7:30am, and she slept the whole way - super impressive. When we first got to Clear Lake, we met my dad, Patty, and Valerie for lunch at Jason's Deli.

That night, Nelson and I went to the rehearsal dinner in Stafford while Nelson's parents babysat. His mom was SO excited, so I knew they would do a great job. And sure enough, everything went perfectly! I know Kennedy loved spending the night with them and being pampered :)

Nelson's mom had cleaned out some closets recently and found a bunch of pictures. How is this not the most precious picture of Nelson?!

Saturday morning, Nelson went down to Galveston early since he was a groomsman, and we all planned to head down there later in the afternoon. When going to lunch, I pointed out to Nelson's mom that she and Kennedy were matching with their pink shirts, and she told me she did it on purpose. Such a cute granddaughter and her Năi Nai :)

Do you think they're obsessed?

My sweet little family <3

Sharon, our wedding photographer and friend, was Will and Carol's wedding photographer, too! So she took our picture in front of the beautiful floral awning.

Kennedy got to meet so many people, and everyone thought she was so pretty and sweet. Unfortunately Ben, Stephen and Michelle's baby, wasn't super happy that she slept during their first face-to-face meeting.

Krishna actually asked to hold her, and it was pretty cute how excited he was.

Before passing her off to Nelson's mom and sister (who graciously stayed with us so they could put her to bed while we stayed out at the wedding), we had some photobooth fun!

The next morning, Kennedy was obviously in a great mood! Me? Considering I went to sleep at 2:00am and she was ready to eat at 5:00am, bleh. Luckily she went back to sleep for a couple more hours.

Again, these two could just stare at her all day.... but I honestly can't blame them!

The drive back was almost as successful as the drive there. Kennedy slept most of the way, waking up between Bastrop and the airport. And then she pretty much cried the rest of the way home. But we did it and it wasn't terrible, so we'll definitely be going back. Next time: Chinatown :)