First Weekend of Summer

We have been so busy having fun that we have had a hard time updating the blog to show it!

This weekend Dave rode in a bike race Saturday morning and then met Barbara and Sean at the Cook's in Pearland for Casey's 3rd birthday. After that Sean had his 2nd haircut and we had dinner at Grandma and Dziadziu's house.

Sunday we went to the Zoo with Nick, Heather and Elissa. Then, back to our house to play in the frog pool and grill chicken for dinner. Sean and Elissa had a big day.

This was Sean's 1st trip to the zoo in over a year, so it was a very different experience. He loved (in order): fish, owls, monkeys, elephants and then seals.

Dave with Sean and Nick with Elissa

Finally, Sean gets to see real owls. His favorite toy is an owl and he loves to say "hoot hoot!" He knows where to find every owl in his daily routine, including the fake one that guards the roof of the YMCA.

It was hard to pull Sean away from the first small fish exhibit we came across

In the rain forest building Sean barely ever left the first exhibit: fish, of course. We could get him to say "bye bye fish" and then walk off, only to have him turn around and run back to the fish. Elissa is on the right.

Nick and Dave have some quality brother-in-law time in a tube through a fish tank

Sean, who has been afraid of tubes in play structures, goes through one for the first time - to see fish, of course. Dave and Elissa help him through....

Finally: we head off to see the monkeys

Sean and Elissa loved watching the monkeys play

Father's Day

We celebrated Father's Day on Saturday at Grandma and Dziadziu's house with the Jennifer, Dave and Alton Hofman. Joanne, Barb and Grandma cooked a medley of our favorites: meatloaf for Dave.

Grandma gets her baby fix with Alton and Sean

Dave and Sean read together

And the Port Aransas pictures!!!

Click here for the photos from Port A!

Florida pictures--Finally!

Well, we've finally gotten the Florida pictures organized and ready for viewing. Click here to view.

We hope you like them.

Sean the Pool Monkey

After a couple of beach vacations last month, Sean has decided that near the water is a pretty cool place to hang out. Grandma and Joanne gave him a frog pool and we decided to invite the neighbors over to help Sean see the full range of activities available to him. So far, he had only stuck his fingers in the water and played with the spray fountain from outside the pool. Abby and Mackenzie showed him the slide and how fun splashing IN the pool could be. Sean still didn't get all the way in, but he did have a great time spraying the girls.

Swimming makes me hungry! Cupcakes are great energy food. Thanks Mackenzie!Ready for some lap swimming with Mom's goggles.

On Saturday we headed down to the League City YMCA to check out their great kids' pool. Slides, splashing water buckets and lots of kids to watch met him at the pool. He had a great time. Unfortunately, we were having so much fun we forgot to take pictures.

On Sunday we decided to swim again, this time at the Pearland Y by Grandma and Dziadziu's house. Again, we forgot to take pictures. Later that afternoon, after a nap, we joined the Johnsons' at the Carters' pool for another dip.

As the weekend came to a close, Sean and his pruny fingers and toes fell into a deep, restful sleep.