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Friday, August 5, 2011

Mid-summer fun

We've had a busy few weeks....and just got back from visiting family in South Carolina.  We celebrated Grandpa Stan's (John's dad) birthday at our place and got some cute pictures of Jordan with Grandpa and Nanna.

I can "sippy cup" all by myself!


 Two weeks ago, we took Jordan to our friends Mike and Angie's house for some grilling and swimming.  We played all day, staying in the pool most of the day, and Jordan even took a little catnap after lunch.  Mike was nice enough to share some of his fresh Florida lobster, caught just days earlier in the Keys!  Yummy!  It was great to spend time with them, especially as Angie is expecting a little boy in a month!

Earlier that same day, Jordan graduated from his swim program!  It was challenging for him because he has been teething during the entire program, but we are happy with the results and feel confident that he will know what to do if he ever falls into some water (lord knows there is a lot of water in south Florida!).  He barely even cried during the last few weeks, he was busy concentrating.  The last few classes were done in full clothes, since that's usually what little ones are wearing when they get away from mom and dad, not swimsuits.


As I mentioned earlier, we just got back to Boca after driving up to Columbia and Camden to visit Jill's parents.  We spent two nights at Papa and Mimi's house in Camden, where we played in the (slightly cold!) pool, but Jordan loved sitting on the float anyway.  We drove across town and visited with some horses, and Jordan even decided to start "military" crawling across the hardwood floors while we were eating dinner one night.



The next two nights were spent at Ceci's, after driving across town to visit Erin and her new baby girl Sadie...and to see her gorgeous new home!  Sadie was so sweet, and so tiny (you forget how small they are!), and Betsy and Jordan played with all of Betsy's awesome toys.  We got some great ideas for Jordan's upcoming birthday gifts!

One cool trick that Ceci taught Jordan was to clap his hands, so it was fun to see him clap on command (well, most of the time, but he's trying!).

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