Our friends, the Lanz's live in a townhome with a pool in the center of the complex so we had lots of fun joining them on Sunday night. Aren't Colby and Lily adorable holding hands?
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Opening day of the Aquatic Center
On Saturday evening, we went to the aquatic center. The water was freezing but Lily didn't mind at all. She got to practice all of the things she learned at swim lessons and show Daddy what she could do. We could tell by the huge smile on her face the whole time how proud she was of herself! She seemed to think she could jump in without me catching her and kept telling me "Mom, go closer!" while shooing me away. :) We took a ridiculous amount of photos so below is the condensed version for you!
I have a funny look on my face but decided to share this one anyway because Lily is doing such a good job with her backfloat. I was surprised because it was the one she liked the least during lessons but she kept asking to do it while we were there that night. So cute!
She got such a kick out of scaring me by dumping a bucket of water on my head!
Lily doing "Blast-Off" that she learned at swim lessons
Member's Night at the Zoo
Last Friday night we headed over to the zoo for Member's Night. Lily had fun meeting Curious George, although she was a little skeptical about getting too close. We did get a photo of her giving him a high five but it turned out so blurry that only we would be able to make out what's in the picture since we were there...so I won't waste your time in posting it here. The rain let up just as we were arriving and it was a great little family outing.
Monday, May 28, 2012
"Outside Pool"
Lily has been taking swimming lessons at the Y, so the other day when it was extra hot outside, I asked Lily if she wanted to go swimming and she said, "at the pool?" I told her we had a little pool we could set up in the backyard. So from then on, she's been calling it the "outside pool". As you can see, she had a great time!
Such a cheeser!
I asked if she could put her hands on her hips and this is what she did :)
Dean Park
One of our favorite parks in town has the splash pad water up & running now so we've enjoyed a couple mornings there so far. These photos are from our visit there last week. There were several Cornerstone families there so Lily recognized a couple of her friends from church, which made it even more fun! I think it will be one of the hot spots for us this summer.
Lily and her friend Lauren
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Gladiator Assault Challenge
On the 19th, Justin participated in the Gladiator Assault Challenge in Boone at Seven Oaks. His team was made up of 7 athletic guys, a couple of which who regularly run in triathalons and half marathons. Since Justin doesn't consider himself a long distance runner, he was pumped to take part in this challenge along with friends whom he doesn't usually get to race with. Our friend Phillip's 65 year old dad was on their team and wow, he is a machine! I was so impressed. It had 30 obstacles and was a little over 5 miles long. They all finished under 1.5 hours and had a blast doing it! And it was really fun to watch. I took Lily with me, along with joining my friend Erin and their family. As soon as we got out of the car and looked up at the hill that we'd have to climb to watch the guys, I knew bringing the stroller was not an option! The kiddos, bless their hearts, were troopers in climbing the monster hill and then walking A LOT to get to the various obstacles to watch their daddies. Erin's son Beckham was commenting "Daddy methy (messy)!" and his sister Larae would say "C'mon slowpokes!" They sure thought it was fun to see their dads covered in mud while they ran, hiked, climbed walls, balanced on beams, crawled under barbwire, slid into ponds and many other things I'm forgetting at the moment. Ok, enough with my synopsis....here are photos of the day!
The hill we climbed to get to the viewing area. Erin and I are both pregnant and here we were carrying kids up this thing. About halfway up, Lily says "Carry you" which means she wants me to carry her. Wowsers, that was no easy feat. Phillip's mom joked that we should have at least gotten T-shirts for it! :)
And he's off!
The first muddy hill
Over the 9 foot vertical wall
At the top of the hill, making our way back down
The last obstacle
On the homestretch!
Post race
As you can see, Lily was not fond of getting very close to her Dad!
Team Maximus Decimus Meridius
From left: Phil, Tim, Mitch, Phillip, Jerod, Jacob and Justin
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