A roller-skating birthday party

We attended the birthday party of a friends daughter a couple weekends ago. They hosted the party at the roller skating rink. We all gave it a try, but Austin and I were the only ones to stay on skates the entire time! It took Austin a minute to get them on, but once he had them on he didn't want to take them off!

Enjoy the pictures!





Michael made sure to get some really flattering pictures of me from behind!









Abigail gave it a try for about 5 minutes then decided to hang out with Daddy.



What she really wanted was some cake.



We told her no, and we got "the look" from her.



So while she waited for cake, she danced for Daddy.





Another flattering picture of myself! NOT!



Austin had so much fun!



I had to give Abigail a ride. It was not as easy as it looks!



What a sweet baby girl!



Finally, cake time!



Our little lefty.



And yes, Austin was still wearing his roller skates while eating cake!



After cake, we talked Daddy into getting skates on. Of course once he did that, Abigail had to get hers on again too.

Abigail's pre-school swim class

Abigail started a swimming class yesterday. The class is for 3 & 4 year olds and goes for two weeks. The kids actually get into the pool by themselves with the instructor. There is a platform in the bottom of the pool that the kids stand on and hold on to. I thought she would get right in and be fearless, but it's taken here a couple days to get use to the water. It also helps that we know all the other kids in the class! Here are some pictures!

Monday

A little freaked out from being dunked!







Tuesday

She was excited about wearing "boat jackets" today.











Our little swimmer! She's so excited about swimming like a dolphin!

After Austin's swim experience last year, he didn't want to take swim lessons again. Instead, he's continued on to the advanced golf class. He now gets to use his own golf clubs at class, so I'll have to get more pictures of that! This week and next they both have a class on Thursday night, so I'm glad Michael's home. We can get them both to where they need to be at the same time!

Homecoming pictures

We welcomed Michael home around noon on Saturday from his year long tour to Iraq. We arrived at the battalion classroom around 9:30 that morning and waited (im)patiently for his arrival!













They finally arrived!



Finally together again!

Homecoming

Today is the day we'll welcome Michael back from deployment. The kids and I are so excited we can hardly stand it! My next update we'll be a family of four again, with pictures to prove it! What a great day!