Memorial Day

We were lucky enough to enjoy an extra long weekend for Kaitlin's first Memorial day, as I only worked a half-day Friday in addition to having Monday off. Saturday, they opened a brand-new aquatics center within walking distance from our house in Valley Ranch (http://cityofirving.org/news-articles/aquatic-center.html) and we were in attendance for the dedication. Kaitlin did a good job sitting through 30 minutes of city employees patting themselves on their backs and was rewarded with being one of the first kiddos into the pool. They have a huge section for babies and little kids where the water doesn't get more than a foot high. The kids section also has lots of bubbles and fountains and spritzers, which Kaitlin had a ball crawling over and trying to catch in her hands. The big section also has a huge water-slide, lap pool and a main pool area. Unfortunately, we forgot to bring our camera, but will take us on the next visit so you can all see how much fun Kaitlin has.

On Sunday, we drove out to Cedar Creek lake to hang out with Britt and Christine at their lake house. Kaitlin took a nice, long nap on the way down and was ready to play when we arrived. The next door neighbors had lots of kids out for the holiday and Kaitlin made several new friends. Summer, Christine and Kaitlin spent some time floating in the lake on a huge raft with netting in the middle which she could play in the water. However, I think she had the most fun swinging on the swing-set in the back yard! Also, Britt and I caught 7 catfish in a span of about 15 minutes!

On Monday, we took Kaitlin swimming in our pool for the first time. Last weekend she swam in a pool a little bit in Galveston, but was no where near as excited as she was for the beach. However, I think this was because the local pool had no fountains or ledges for her to sit on. She really liked sitting on the little ledge on the side of our pool and splashing the water around her. Here is a pic of her cruising around on a raft. She also really liked sticking her feet in the fountains! There are several other pictures posted on our shutterfly page, which is linked to the left. All in all it was a great Memorial Day weekend!