Life goes on...

The Keimig family is having a hard time getting back into the swing of things after our week long vacation.  At first I just thought we were recovering from the long drive through the night, or perhaps it was that our bodies had not adjusted to leaving Mountain time.  Since vacation, Vinnie sleeps almost 12 hours each night and takes a 2-3 hour nap each day.  I wish he did that during the school year!  Today, I had to force myself to get up and start my day at a reasonable time.  I set my alarm, got up and ran (which was brutal by the way), and decided to come down and blog.  If I had not set my alarm...I am sure I would still be sleeping.  As wonderful as our vacation was, life must  go on, and it must be back to reality.  Briefly anyways...before the 4th of July holiday hits!  And boy do we have some great plans for the 4th.  Which I'm sure I will share in days to come.

I realized that in the excitement of sharing our family vacation, Vinnie's summer swimming lessons got lost.  We must share about Vinnie's swimming lessons!  It was his second year as a puddle jumper.  We were excited about giving it another go this year, as he is actually walking and able to do more on his own.  Again, our main goal was to acquaint him and get him comfortable with the water and swimming.  It took him a little while to warm up to it (our cool June weather didn't help the cause) but by the second week he was squealing and laughing and having a great time.  I'm not sure now what we will do next summer...but I know he is well on his way to being a little fish and swimming in his Grandparents pool!

Vinnie also enjoyed his first Icee Pop this past week.  Nothing screams a hot summer day like an Icee Pop.  He needed a little help figuring out exactly how to eat it, and towards the end he decided it was much easier if he had dad do it for him...but he enjoyed it nonetheless!

We will be sticking around here for the upcoming holiday.  Tonight they are playing the Sandlot at our local ball park, so we will give that a try.  On the 4th we are heading out to our old stopping ground in Mt. Vernon to find some great Antique deals at the annual Old Lincoln Hwy Antique festival, then its Kernels baseball and fireworks in the evening.  Here is Vinnie's 4th of July shirt that he made (with a little help from mom).  That Pinte
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Next week, I am attempting to brave the 5 hour drive to Minnesota by myself with my little toddler for some much needed cousin time!  I am aiming to leave around nap time...but say your prayers.  We survived the treck to Colorado, we can handle this right?!?


Happy 4th!