Catch up

I cannot believe a week has passed since I posted.  I may have to go backwards to try to remember how we spent our time this past week.

So, today, Alex had an eye doctor appointment.  Our little six year old will soon be sporting spectacles.  He is a little far sighted, and hopefully, the glasses will help him be able to read a little longer without having to strain his eyes.  As of now, he is excited about them. We'll see how it goes when they arrive. Thankfully, he only needs to wear them to do school work.

We are busy packing this evening for our vacation to the northeast. We leave bright & early tomorrow morning to fly to Boston and then on to Maine for some fun with the Mather family. We can't wait to be there.

Over the weekend, my parents and nephew came to town to see Alex swim at the Invitational swim meet at the UT Swim Center. It was so exciting to be in the natatorium.  Alex did as expected, but the experience was great. There are some fast little six and under swimmers. 

Alex's cheering section

Lane 3!

Silly kid

The swim meet went fast which was great.  We had a relaxing Sunday afternoon. We watched the women's world cup soccer with Spencer as our leader.  He was very passionate about the game. I kept falling asleep.  Afterwards, Peter took all the kids up to the pool. We had some BBQ for dinner and called it a day.  Mom, Dad and Spencer came by for a bit on Monday morning before heading home.

Last Saturday we made a quick day trip to Houston to attend Peter's second cousin, Meli's wedding. It was a beautiful event and the reception was so much fun. The kids absolutely loved dancing the evening away.  We forgot our camera, so we have no pictures to show for it, but they had a photo booth there and we totally abused it by taking picture after picture in it. Campbell was totally getting down on the dance floor, no inhibitions.  Alex worked on perfecting his robot. He even asked the bride to dance, then he busted out into the robot and left her in the dust. It was hilarious.  Conleigh found another little girl and they danced and danced too. We got home to Austin at 11:45 that night.

Nit pickin'

Oh, the thrill of motherhood. Last Friday, when Conleigh & Alex were finishing piano camp, Campbell and I were running errands. I looked down at her and there was a bug in her hair. I looked closer and there were more. Disgusting! Lice!  Recently, we've had some friends who have experienced this joy.  The buzz about a new place in town, The TX Lice Squad has spread. Well, they made a mint on the Hardins last Friday.  All four of us had it!!  All three kids and me! Ugh.  I'm glad we went that route instead of putting chemicals on our kids heads.  They pick through every strand and then you go for a follow up and they guarantee their service.   I'd be happy if we never had to experience that again. We went straight to Dairy Queen after that.

The kids really enjoyed piano camp. Conleigh will continue lessons. It was a bit much for Alex to sit still for two straight hours each session.  Campbell went to Kinder-camp last week and seemed to enjoy it. There were 10 in her class and at least five will be at Spicewood, so that is good. Work has been steady busy. 

Off to vacation...