Elin singing her ABC’s

Daddy’s Birthday with Mountain Biking and Trail Running

Mike took the day off from work.  That afternoon he was flying to Colorado for his brother’s bachelor party.  We spent the morning together and Mike’s first birthday wish was a family adventure for Thomas to go “mountain” biking. 

Mike took him to a trail head about 15 minutes from our house that was a good beginner course.  Thomas immediately took off and loved it.  We quickly realized that Mike’s choice of flip flops was not the greatest! 

Anyway he went about 2.5/3 miles and loved every minute of it.  Elin also decided that she couldn’t mountain bike, but she sure could “trail run” and refused to be picked up or helped.  She was a crazy woman and ran over a mile and a half that morning.

At the end of the ride/run and after screaming most of the morning “Daddy wait Elin” Mike finally held onto Elin’s hand and this was the aftermath when he let go.  She was a sad little girl, so Mom and Dad switched.  I got to run along with Thomas and Mike and Elin got some time together.  

After our adventure we headed home to clean up and then went and grabbed a birthday lunch.  The kiddos and myself happily helped Mike celebrate and eat his dessert!  Then it was off to the airport to drop him off.  Boo hoo for us, exciting for him.  Thomas did a pretty good job of giving him the guilt trip and hoping he would “make it without us, for the weekend!” 

Swimming

Both kiddos absolutely love the water.  They are crazy nuts when it comes to swimming and they have both started to swim without water wings.  Elin is a lot more into swimming “by myself” and is not fearful of anything at this moment.  Thomas is a bit more cautious and although he can swim without his wings, he prefers to have them on. 

They also had some fun learning how to “dive.”  It was fun giggles for us all… 

Little Fish

Thomas and Elin love swimming. If it is chilly out we have been heading over to the Frisco Athletic Centers indoor pool for some swim time/exercise. 

Elin has also decided that she loves to swim underwater and won’t stop practicing.  She holds  her breath, goes in face first and kicks her legs like a crazy woman.  She continues to be fearless in water, which is also pretty crazy!  We are going to have to watch out for her!

Thomas is able to do it as well, but he is still more confident with a life jacket or water wings to help keep him afloat.  I see a lot of water time in our future this summer with the Texas heat!   They both loved going down the water slide and the play structure.  The best part about swimming is once in the car they both crash within minutes and take great naps, which is an extra Mama bonus!

Elin’s Hairdo

As you can see the littlest one has a pretty wild do these days!  It seems like in the last month or so her hair has just started to grow quickly, or it is just longer and a little crazier because of it.  She is presently refusing hair pretties, but we still try all different kinds on a daily basis.  If any of you mamas out there have ideas let me know!  So far the best case scenario is when she does it herself.  If we put barrettes or ponies in she will take them out after 2-5 maybe 10 minutes. 

For whatever reason she will let me braid her long hair in the back as long as there is not a pony to hold it in. 

This was her own hair stylin’ last night…she is so cute with her hair “done” hopefully she will let me start doing it more often!