First Swim of the Season

Mimi and Papa came into town Saturday for a reunion, and while Papa played golf, we hung out with Mimi. We went downtown and met Marcy at her hotel for lunch and swimming. We spent all afternoon hanging out by the pool. The water was so cold, but that didn't stop Joshua from getting in. He loved it! He mostly stayed on the steps, but I did take him out to the middle a couple of times. It was sure warm enough to go for a swim. It was a nice, relaxing afternoon.


Joshua was ready to swim before we left the house.




Gearing up to swim, even though we are still at lunch!




This picture just cracks me up. This was all his idea.



Braving the water...slowly!





Over the cold water and now it's time for blowing bubbles!









Another break. Our breaks were for warming up.




No swim is complete without ice cream!!
Thanks Mimi and Marcy for the fun afternoon.


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Oh The Faces!

Once again Joshua got a hold of my iPhone! So here are some self portraits that where taken by him back to back. He literally pushes the camera button over and over.














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Coke

Joshua got new little friend over the weekend in the form of a fish! Joshua decided to name the fish Coke. We do not know why he chose this name. We asked several times what the name was and each time he said Coke. Coke lives in this little aquarium all by itself, because Coke is a beta fish, and it's a known fact that betas do not like other betas! They are loners! Joshua is totally over the top with his new friend. He tells us every evening and morning that Coke needs his food and he likes to watch Coke eat the food. We chose to get him a beta because they are supposed to be hearty and do not require a lot of care. We were in Walmart last night and Joshua decided to get Coke a prize. We bought coke a little penguin friend to put in the aquarium. Joshua has been all about fish lately and loves watching "Finding Nemo". This seemed to be a good fit!






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Mt. Bonnell

Joshua hiked Mt. Bonnell on Saturday! We told him we were going to climb a mountain and he was thrilled. It really was a mountain to Joshua. This place is more of a hill than a mountain. He loved it so much that he asked to do it again, so we did! Mt. Bonnell is sort of a landmark in Austin. It is pretty at the top. There are tons of hiking trails around there. We let Joshua lead one of hikes and we ended up in the thick of it all. We had a great time and Joshua couldn't stop talking about how he climbed a mountain. I posted some pics of Joshua's adventure!























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