Snow Days...

Well, I can honestly say we were VERY surprised to have 3 snow days this week!!! Brent flew out to Orlando early Monday morning (he just barely made it out before they canceled all flights) and he text me at 4:45am to say "Don't drive. The roads are covered in SNOW!". What!?!?!?! Sydney and I loved (OK mostly loved) being stuck at home for 3 days but we did miss Daddy's help! We hung out with Misty-

Drank hot chocolate-

And I even filled the water table with rice and let her go to town. Please notice the mess it has made all over my house!

I have loved being snowed in with my baby girl, but I have been really exhausted. We spent all last weekend back in Fayetteville and were able to have my sweet grandfathers funeral. Thank you sincerely for the texts, emails, phone calls, meals, flowers and plants, cards in the mail- they have ALL been so appreciated!!!!!!! I guess being out of town for back to back weekends, along with the death of a loved one, Brent being gone, oh yeah, and being PREGNANT has taken its toll!!!! I am only 7 weeks along, but I think most of my little blogging community has already heard the great news. We are thrilled and I think I am due around October 1st! Of course we covet your prayers as you think of us and the new baby. Hope everyone else got some much needed rest and play time with their loved ones this week too!!!

The future of American Swimming :)

Sydney started swim lessons this afternoon with Safety Before Skill Swim School, which focuses on water safety along with swimming skills. They are very hard core, hence the swim cap requirement. :) They rent the indoor pool at a scuba diving shop, so it was a warm 86 degrees in the water (or so they said). I was impressed by how much she learned today: getting in and out of the pool without a ladder or steps, moving along the side of the pool holding the wall, swimming and reaching to the wall, floating, kicking and scooping her hands, and going under holding her breath. Most importantly, she loved it and this will hopefully make us feel a little safer around the pool and lake.