And She's Off!

Today was President's Day. For some odd reason the school district Lexa is in has decided to buck the norm and be different. They did not have Martin Luther King, Jr Day off and they did not have Presidents Day off. But because Nolan actually gets those days off, I have taken Lexa out of school anyways! I remembered to call the school this time, but forgot to call the mom I recently started carpooling with! Oops. At lease I didnt forget to drive her daughter, we just werent home when she came by. We spent another night playing games on Sunday with the Pippins. We all have been learning to play a game called Puerto Rico. I know that I am not the best person in the world at games, but I usually fare pretty well and even win once in a while. Well, Puerto Rico is not my game. I come in far and dead last every single time! And we have all played the exact same number of times. So, I went to my good friends in Texas and begged them for secret strategies. I would be happy just to not be last!! Well, I tried the advice I was given and came in second by one point! I almost won!! It was fun.
Alan really wanted to go swimming today. They usually go to Epic in Fort Collins, but we had heard great things about the Greeley Family Fun center. We found out that they have some odd hours for swimming. So we talked them into going to Longmont Rec Center. They have a great indoor pool, slides and a lazy river. It was a little more busy than usual (just Lexa and I in the whole pool) but we still all had a fun time. Nolan was holding Clara and floating in the lazy river. He said that she closed her eyes and was falling asleep. She loved playing in the water and recently discovered that she can put her face down and carefully drink from the bathtub or pool. It is hillarious and quite impressive that she does not get a snout full of water.
The Pippins headed home after a great lunch at Carls Jr and we went to my parents house. We hung out and napped until my dad got home from work. We had pizza and hung out some more. At one point Clara was trying to put a ball in my hand. She had to reach out and I had to reach to her, so I tried to get her to come to me. She walked like no problem, about 8 steps. Then she did it again for Nolan and again for Lexa. It was very cute and I am glad she did it before her first birthday!! Yay Clara!