The Mac Kinnon Family

We went to a new part of the island to check out a different beach.  Their was a place to rent surf boards so John and Mac each rented one for a hour.  They both had a great time and just loved it!  Emily and I played in the waves and in the sand, it was a nice beach day!  Mac can't wait to try the surf board again!

John was away for a work trip for a few days.  Emily was so excited he was coming home and created a couple signs for him!  So darn sweet!!!

I was able to chaperone Emily's class field trip to the library today.  The librarian did a great job reading to the kids and they all loved picking out books!

We wanted to do a family hike, so we "talked" the kids into doing the hike John and I did a few weeks ago.  We weren't sure how the kids would do with it being a fast and steep climb.  We were very surprised at how well the kids actually did.  It only took us 45 minutes and neither of the kids complained about it.  They loved the view from the top, we rested for a while.  Coming down was much harder, mainly for Emily.  With shorter legs it's hard but she did great!  The enjoyed a well earned ice cream after this hike.... it did make John and I excited about future hikes knowing they can handle some more challenging ones!!!!

We are very blessed to have a family 2 doors down that has 2 girls, 6 and 8 years old.  Emily loves to play with the girls, it's nice for her to have some friends close by.  They will play for hours, today they wanted to make "fans".  They did a great job!

Mac had a swim meet today, it was a beautiful day!  He was working hard to try to get some AA times so he can compete in a meet later this month.   While he improved his time in 3 of the 4 events he missed a AA time by less than a second.  He also had a issue with his googles in one of his swims and was unable to swim well for the event.....poor dude.  It was his first really tough swim.....but he made it through !!!! 

It's been a busy week getting back into the swing of things.  The kids were awful quiet today....we found them sitting in our front yard, drawing and writing!