I've been trying to put the internet to the wayside guys so this blog has been sad. So sad. I'm not even sure anyone even reads it anymore except maybe three people. You are worth it.
We've had a great summer-baby growing, Jack starting a new job, and being adventurous. We spent lots of days at the pool and Dalton slowly went from being timid going under to all the time. It was fun to watch him evolve. By the last day, he went down the water slide about 30 times in a row and he didn't want us to catch him.
Jack started his new job as a project manager. He is much happier and he can look back, be thankful for his accounting experience, but look forward, hopeful. I can see how it was good learning experience and helpful in his present job. I'm not sure if most people would be really upset about the whole thing or not, but I'm not in the least. I saw how he struggled, searched, and attempted. This is something I did years ago and understand his search. I'm proud of him and can see him thriving already with his challenges in his new job. I pray he finds continued happiness there.
Dalton had a lot of "firsts" this summer:
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| First bowling |
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| First Fair and Faris wheel. |
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| First roller coaster with his friend, Jane |
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| First dinosaur exhibit. This didn't go over so well. |
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| First carousel |
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First fast boat ride and driving it!
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And we got to see some of our cousins
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| John Mac, Caroline, Hannah, William, and Henry. A fun day of hiking |
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| Dory in town from Texas |
I, of course, threw a luau:
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| Dalton helped me decorate and he enjoyed it. This made me really happy :) |
And we got to take a trip to the beach, thanks to my in-laws. It was fun having Jack there this time and Dalton had the best time. I was skeptical of my in-laws who kept talking about the ins and outs of building a sand castle. I'm a different kind of beach goer... I like to lay there and relax. My mother-in-law asked us to bring a shovel (not a play shovel, a big regular one) for the castle and I thought "oh no". But I have to say, by the end of the week I was the only one working on the sand castle. I got really into it and enjoyed making them. I ate my words.
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| Chasing the seagulls. A big favorite |
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| Instructional video we watched. There's a theme song in it and it's pretty catchy! |
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| Dalton's favorite part was getting to destroy the castle at the end of the day |
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Our favorite part was taking a dolphin sunset boat ride. Dalton loved "going fast" and the adults (minus me, blah) got
to indulge in endless alcohol. We saw dolphins and Garth Brook's house where we think Tricia was out on the dock. I love me some Tricia Yearwood! Come on- "She's in love with the boy" so good. |
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| Like a dream, there just happened to be an air show right as we were coming in and at sunset. It was magical. |
Summer was good to us. Now bring on the fall (and baby :))!
