The Nursery

Chris and I now have the nursery finished, even her name on the wall! Of course, you can't see her name - sorry, we are still holding out on that one! I love to go and sit in the rocker at night and relax. It seems so hard to believe that this pregnancy is almost over; time has flown by! I will be 37 weeks on Wednesday the 16th and have already had some small contractions. So, while we were hoping that she would wait to make her arrival until Aug 11th (4 weeks from today), it seems likely that she isn't going to wait that long. I am now on the take it easy plan and trying not to do too much. We'll keep you posted as things progress!

Holiday World

This past weekend, Jen and Aaron came down to visit and we all went to Holiday World for the day. Matthew went on his first rollar coaster with Chris and thought it was "scary", but really enjoyed the turkey shoot and train ride. His favorite part of the day, however, was the water park - he rode on the lazy river a couple of times and then explored Kima Bay with all the water sprays and little water slides he could do on his own! He really didn't want to leave to go home, but after 61/2 hours at the park, I had to get off my feet. We're going to have to look into getting season passes next year!

Matthew's first rollar coaster ride with daddy!
Jen and Matthew on the Turkey Whirl. He wasn't too sure what to make of this ride! Matthew riding on the Salmon Run.

Unfortunately, we didn't get any picutres of Matthew in the water park since he was all smiles there until it was time to leave!

Fourth of July

We went to home to Indy for the last time before the baby arrives to celebrate the 4th with Mom, Dad, Jen and Aaron. We went down to the canal and had great seats to see the fireworks. I think Matthew enjoyed the fireworks, even if he did cover his ears the entire night! Matthew enjoyed spending some time with Grandma and Papper while Chris and I went shopping to find a few baby items.

Swim Lessons

Matthew was anxious to head out the door for the first day of swim lessons this Monday. He was a little tenative at first, but quickly warmed up to the idea when they taught them to sing a song and kick their legs. Now he can't wait to do Motorboat, motorboat go so fast and splash me with his kicks! His other favorite is London Bridges, where they swim under the bridge, get captured by the instructors, and then released to swim (with instructor's help) back to me. He can hardly wait to go to swim lessons each night!

School's Finished!

While Sally had already completed her school year at Southridge High School prior to going to Florida, she still had some coursework awaiting her upon their return. The last two weeks have been devoted to finishing Oakland City University classes and studying for the School Leaders Licensure Assessment. The test was this past Saturday and now comes the long wait for results. Once those are in, and hopefully she passed, Sally will be licensed to be a building administrator! While she doesn't expect to move in that direction currently, as a little one is quickly on her way, she will start exploring her options. Now that school is out.....summer officially begins!

Florida Trip

Over Memorial Day weekend we drove down to The Villages, Florida to visit Sally's grandma. We were certainly busy while we were there. We spent time at the pool the first day - of course, Sally burned her back really bad (even with sunscreen), so we found other things to do. Chris played a round of golf one morning so Grandma, Matthew and I went to the village square to look around the shops. While we were there, Matthew emptied Grandma's

wallet of coins to throw into the fountain. He also loved looking for the little lizards that are so common down there. When he found one, he would squat down to watch it and if it tried to get away, he chased it!

We also went to the Silver Springs village square to take a boat ride, shop, and eat. While they say there are 2 or 3 alligators in the lake, we didn't see any during our ride. Matthew loved the boat and still talks about going on it!

At night, both of the village squares have music and dancing. The last night we were there, Matthew was out dancing by himself and a little girl came up to him to dance. He turned tail and ran back to us so quick we were all laughing. The little girl looked so sad. But even more hysterical was the fact that he went back out again to dance, and she tried it again - much to Matthew's dismay! Then when she gave up, he went looking for her... Oh, this will be an interesting story to tell when he gets older!!!

A Weekend in May

Well, here it is midway through June, and I am just now able to post. Back in May, Jen and Aaron came down for a weekend visit. We had such a great time! The weather was quite nice, so we all went miniture golfing and go-karting. Matthew just loved playing miniture golf and he was much better than I. Of course, he just kept telling me I needed to practice!

The go-karts were next to the course and caught his attention, so we decided to give them a try too. Matthew rode with Chris and Jen and Aaron each had their own car. Matthew was not real sure of this. He started out okay but each time they came around the curve, he was slouched further and further down in his seat! Chris said Matthew had a death grip on his leg and would not let go! So, maybe watching the cars go around is more his speed!