Karaoke Night with Papa Tom

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Karaoke + Dance from Christina Thompson on Vimeo.

Swim Lessons, Part 2

By the end of the week, Davis was enjoying his swim lessons a little bit more. And here are some pictures to prove it:

Sitting on the ledge practicing arm strokes...I think he's spotted me

Moving along the edge of the pool

Jumpin' In

Davis loves to go over to Nana and Pop's house for a little swimming.

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Top 10 Reasons to Turn 30

Turning 30 was an absolute blast!!!!!! I had no clue it could be so much fun!!!! Thanks to Forrest, my family and friends...it was an amazing weekend full of surprises and non-stop fun! We started the day off with a boat party on Lake Austin. Ann Marie and Kelly decided to decorate the boat with old, embarrassing photos of myself (thanks so much). They even put those lovely photos on the cake! We spent 4 hours out on the lake, swimming, jumping off the top of the boat (I'm sore), taking jello shots (holy cow, it had been a while), and enjoying the sun! From there, Forrest surprised me as we pulled up to the W Hotel (I was told we were staying with my sister). Everyone met us back at the hotel for a drink and then we headed to dinner, sushi at Maiko! Yum yum! From dinner we went to Kung Fu, a fun Austin bar with games! We spent most of our time playing Skee Ball! We ended the night back at the W Bar, danced a little to Michael Jackson, and finished off about 4 servings of french fries. I was spent (did I mention I wanted to go to bed after dinner?)! When my head hit the pillow (the most comfortable bed ever), I was out. Sleeping in isn't exactly something I can do anymore, so I was up at 6:15am. Luckily, we had no plans...other than a massage!!!! We managed to enjoy the spa and the pool before our 1pm checkout. Before heading back to San Antonio we were able to squeeze in lunch with friends at Maudies and a quick visit with Wills and Molly!

Kick Kick Kick

Davis LOVES the water. He calls every body of water (lake, ocean, river) a "pool" and immediately wants to get in! He will put his face under, blow bubbles, jump in, splash, and likes to say "kick kick kick!" My mother-in-law offered to get him swim lessons this summer and we immediately took her up on the offer. Lessons started this week...and we were off to a rocky start. While he loves the water, not so sure he loves being with a stranger. Hopefully he will warm up to the instructor and I will be posting a happier picture! He did come home and loved practicing his arm strokes, so there is hope!

Forrest, Pattie, and I had to hide while he was having his lesson, so this picture is taken from afar...

How to be a Boy

The Stats Are In!

When your birthday falls on a weekday, it's like getting two parties. You get the weekend party, but you also get the party for the day-of! July 27th was Davis' birthday and we started the day off right with breakfast at Starbucks. Unfortunately, I still had to work on his birthday, but the nanny took him to Build A Bear and he came home with the most precious bear that sings "happy birthday." Then I took Davis to Learning Express to pick out a Thomas toy. I'm not sure the obsession is with Thomas, but there is a definite choo choo obsession. Learning Express is such a fun toy store and they happen to have the ENTIRE Thomas train set out on display, so we ended up staying in the store for 45 minutes and left screaming because he wasn't ready to go. The day after his birthday, we went in for our 2 year check up at the doctor. Davis is 28 pounds 2 ounces (50%) and 33 and 3/4 inches tall (30%). He had to get one shot, but as soon as we checked out the turtles he was fine. And he also got the flu mist. No big changes at this point, except the switch from 2% milk to skim milk. Apparently there are so many other sources of fat that Davis doesn't need it in his milk anymore.

And here is one of those sources...the birthday donut!

Excuse the photo quality, iphone pics!