Big things for Johnny Boy

We finally found someone who does private swim lessons and doesn't charge a billion dollars and it has been life changing!! It was so interesting to watch this process, Johnny grew so much in just six short lessons. I am sooo proud of him!!

This is the first day, he was so excited and proud that he could do everything Chandler asked.

The next lesson was a whole different story. Chandler pushed him a bit and Johnny did NOT like it. He cried, he dry heaved, he had to pee, he had to poop, every excuse he could think of.
And then Chandler pushed him some more because the funny thing is, Johnny is actually a really good, strong swimmer. I'm not just saying that (never said it about his soccer/baseball abilities:)) He is.
And after the above picture, he swam to the steps, ran out of the pool, out the back gate, into my suburban and locked the door. I sat there with Livy stunned and Chandler said "I got this". They came back a few minutes later and Johnny was ready to go.
The next day, and a bribe of Star Wars Galactic Heroes, he was an entirely new kid. Excited and ready to go.
This picture is big deal. Johnny has never in his life let anyone throw him in a pool so when I saw this I almost cried. He loved it.
Big arms and a breath to the side!! Johnny, you are my HERO!
And then, on Friday we had even more exciting news in our house. Johnny lost his first tooth!!
*Feel free to skip this story, it's for posterity dontchaknow.

Last week we were eating pita and hummus and every time Johnny would bite off a piece he would say his teeth hurt. I thought, great, he has a cavity or something so I even set dentist appointments! Then the next day, he was eating a quesadilla and again said his tooth hurt when he bit it so I looked a little closer and there was a tiny bit of blood. I touched it and it was wiggly. I told him about losing teeth and didn't think much about it because Johnny would totally be the kind to let it sit there hanging by one vain until it rots out.

Then Friday he came running into my bathroom saying his tooth hurt so bad and when I looked his mouth was filled with blood and his little tooth was gone. I yelled "you lost your tooth, where is it? Let's go find it!!" So we ran out to the living room and there it was sitting on the couch where he had been jumping and wrestling with Liv.

We told him about the tooth fairy earlier that week but hadn't really told him about how much the tooth fairy would leave. While we were at the pool with the Ramages on Friday, his friend Will said "Johnny, if the tooth fairy doesn't leave you five dollars, give me a call." We laughed so hard and said "where on earth did you hear that?" Will said that is what his grandpa said to him!! Needless to say, the tooth fairy left a five dollar bill and Johnny has big plans for it.

Yes, another lake house post

Andrea (John's oldest sister) and Sam, her boyfriend came to Houston for the long weekend so we went to the lake house, duh! Livy and Johnny love going there and are so good on the quick drive!

It was pouring the first day so there are no pictures. We just cleaned and organized and cleaned some more.

The rain finally stopped Saturday morning so John and I spent three hours cleaning the boat (it had sat in the rain for a couple weeks and was covered in debris and mud and mold) and were ready to take it out by lunch time
The boat had a little cold and sounded like it was coughing but after several tries, it finally started and we got it in the water


We had to go back and pick up Andrea but the people were fishing in the only spot to fit a boat. We got andrea after circling around a few times...and we ended up sucking up that ladies' line and almost took her pole. Woopsies. We felt bad. But really, who goes fishing at a public boat dock?
We told the guys we'd be back in 20 minutes and it took over an hour. They were a little anxious to get on the boat by now!



Papa was a little hesitant to get near the dock after a near fatal attempt last time so Sam jumped in, and tried to pull the boat closer to get the guys. We were laughing so hard during this process!
This was "good" weather for us! At least there was no rain or lightning!
Livy was sooo tired but would not take a nap
My handsome boy. He is SO good at the lake house. He just does his own thing and lets us do our. I love him.
We had a great weekend with the family. It's fun to work hard with family and have fun at the same time. Thanks for coming Sam! JUST DO IT! :)

Forf of July!

We spent the forf of July (as Johnny would say) in San Antonio touring the Alamo and the River walk. We stopped on the side of the road for some good fire works and that was the perfect ending to a great forf.



















Monday was spent floating on rafts in the lake and enjoying the sun. It had been hiding from me for a couple weeks and I missed it.


Sam, Ayi and Liv in the Kayak. She refused to wear her life jacket and I got tired of fighting it.


Time to go home:( Doesn't John look hot in my glasses!