The Yarborough Family: June in a nutshell

We have actually been in one place for a little while, but still as crazy as ever! Ernie has been busy with UAB soccer camps, which means he is basically gone day and night. That has left me with some rather long days with the little ones--including Baxter. Baxter has had a little skin blemish for about a year, but the vet said not to worry about it. Somehow he irritated it, and all I will say is that it got rather nasty looking. I decided to have the vet take a look last week, which then turned into a long couple of days. We go to a country vet, which means he does not take appointments and is super cheap. He is 71 years old and curses like a sailor, but he knows what he is doing. He lays down on the floor to look at Baxter and then jumps back on his feet. He decided it was time to cut it off and scheduled surgery for the following day. Baxter got knocked out and ended up with 8-10 stitches under his front left arm. We go back next week to get the stitches out, which I am sure will be another "experience." I will try to remember to take pictures, because it is a very "special" place. Samantha, Woody, and I with all of these crazy old people and their pets sitting in one little room waiting our turn. Some lady wanted to pass Woody around like a hot potato last time. Baxter is doing fine and I will be glad when this is all over.
We have also been spending our time at the pool every day. Samantha and Woody go to the baby sitting room while I work out for an hour, and then I pick Samantha up to go swimming. We swim for an hour and then go back to pick up Woody because there is a two hour limit. We pack our lunch and eat by the pool. I then let Samantha play in the kiddie pool for about another hour while I sit by Woody. Woody goes swimming only when Ernie is with us, it is too much for me to deal with alone. We then take our showers and go home for naptime. All of that takes about five hours! It is a lot of work, but she loves to swim. She calls the baby sitting room her friends and is always excited to see them.
That is all we have been doing, and will hopefully become our summer schedule when we do not have other plans. I caught up with our pictures on Winkflash, if you want to take a look. We hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the summer.

Samantha, Woody, and I spent Father's Day at the pool. We thought about Ernie and walked his card down to the field at night. Soccer coaches do not get to enjoy holidays because there is always something scheduled.

Woody is asleep in this picture. I laid him down on the guest bed and then everyone decided to snuggle up with him. They were all sleeping until I took the picture. They like babies that do not move or ride them.

Woody passed out after his first swim in the pool. He spent time in the kiddie pool and the big pool.

I lay Woody down on his blanket when we walk to the park so he can stretch. Samantha has a good time trying to play with him.

Samantha thinks it is fun to wear her fish float out of the water. I do not take any toys when I go by myself. I already have my hands full without adding a floatie to the equation.

She also likes to play in the lockers. I actually like it when she does it because I know where she is. Most of the time I am chasing her around the locker room wishing for the day she listens better. There are too many distractions and other girls around for her to stay still.