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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Grandma Marcia and Grandpa Tom come to visit....and much more!

This has been a very exciting and busy week for us.  Grandma Marcia and Grandpa Tom came down from Indiana for a week vacation...it had been since Christmas that they last saw Jordan and they were so happy to spend lots of time with him.  Jordan was, of course, in his element as he had more new people to show off for!  Their visit consisted of lots of outdoor time: swimming at the pool, soaking up the sun at the beach, fishing for (and catching!) dolphin and snook, riding on the boat, and just enjoying the warmth of Florida (it's been cold in Indiana this year!).

I caught my own dolphin, Daddy!

So many things to show Grandma!

With Grandma Marcia



Beach bum

Mommy, don't bury me!

Such clear, calm water 

Sunday was Father's Day and the guys went out fishing early.  Mommy and Grandma Marcia packed up and headed to the beach with Jordan.  It was an unbelievably beautiful day and Jordan spent lots of time in the sand and the ocean!  He really enjoys the beach, which makes Mommy so happy.  His little arms and legs are even getting some nice tan color to them. 

When the guys got back, with two nice-sized dolphin, we were able to celebrate Daddy's first Father's Day!  Mommy cooked the fish and served it along with some homemade peach ice cream for dinner.  Everyone, including Jordan, crashed early for bed that night.  Daddy had gotten some "Daddy" books for his gift, but he wasn't able to read them to Jordan until the next night!

Reading some new "Father's Day" books with Daddy

Naked man!






Grandpa and Grandma spent a few nights in Deerfield Beach, and we went down to meet them for an early dinner at the Whale's Rib (yummy!) and then a stroller ride along the beach.  It was such a beautiful night...we were sad to head home to tuck Jordan in for bed!

Whale's Rib

Dinner with Grandpa Tom and Grandma Marcia

Playing at Deerfield Beach

Pool time with Grandma
New hairdo??

 While the grandparents were here visiting, Jordan started his ISR (Infant Swimming Resource) swim lessons.  He meets Monday-Friday at 10:30am for 10 minute classes.  His instructor, Kristy, is a friend of Mommy's and she has been awesome with him.  The lessons are supposed to teach Jordan to flip over and float in case he ever falls into a body of water, and since we live in South Florida, there are bodies of water everywhere!  Of course, there have been some tears (not yet from Mom and Dad!), but Jordan rebounds so well afterwards and is actually been doing really well in class.  His only crutch is the teething pain, which can cause his body to be extra tense...but we will hope for the best!  The class lasts for 4-6 weeks, depending on his progress.  We are hoping for an advanced student!

First week at swim lessons...learning to float

Get those legs down, Jordan!

Here's a funny picture...Jordan is all about rolling over and all around now and this shows him in his crib after one of his naps.  Our baby monitor is, obviously, a video monitor, so we have lots of fun watching him acting all silly in his crib.

Jordan goofing around in his crib! (our baby monitor)

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