I got this from another blog as it has been posted all over Facebook but wanted to re-post it here. As Swim season is upon us, this is great information to know. Be smart and respect the water! This is great stuff to know for those that are not trained lifeguards. I take water safety very seriously. I have been a lifeguard since I was 18 and even when I am in a public pool, I feel like I am on duty. You never stop scanning the water. Now that I have my own kids, I am very diligent about teaching them water safety. You never know when you might have to use this information. Right after I posted this to facebook yesterday, my friend read it and had to apply it to her little boy. Please click on the link below, you never know, it could save a life.
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Summer Time
Yes, it is a officially summer. Not quite sure how that happened. I swear we were just on Spring Break. Well we started our summer off with a bang, a road trip to my sister's house in Weslaco, TX. For those of you that are not familiar with how big Texas really is, Weslaco is on the Western border, way down in the toe. It took us two days to drive 1260 miles one way. You can actually see the border wall to Mexico from my sister's house. We had a great time visiting with family. We all came down to see my nephew graduate from high school. It hardly seems possible that he is going off to college in the fall. It seems like yesterday I was changing his diapers. So proud of him, graduating at the top of his class and scoring some scholarships along the way. Way to go Cameron!
We returned home to summer in full swing with 90 degree plus weather, swim lessons, gymnastics and Tae Kwon Do. So much for relaxing this summer!!! No rest for the weary or is that the wicked? :) You decide. Yesterday alone I drove 90 miles. Today was somewhere around 50 or so. Oh and this week the kids have vacation Bible school. It never ends, there is always something going on.
Right now I am listening to the thunderstorm outside. I love listening to storms. We really need the rain. I am pretty proud of the little garden we have planted. We have tomatoes, corn, carrots, and pumpkins so far. We even had some strawberries in the spring. I didn't think the strawberries were going to come back after Poppy mowed them over last year.
Well our next trip isn't until July. We are going to family camp at Colhutta Springs. I can't wait! A whole week of no cooking! Oh and of course I can't wait to show and share with the kids the joys of camp! I think this will be one of our best family vacations yet! We have one more trip planned right before school starts. We are going camping on the beach at Panama City Beach. We will be using Poppy's "bus" to came in. He has a little motor home that he is going to let us borrow. And we get to bring Bauer.
Of course every day is always a new adventure in the Gaytan house. Look for more summer adventures soon.
God Bless!
We returned home to summer in full swing with 90 degree plus weather, swim lessons, gymnastics and Tae Kwon Do. So much for relaxing this summer!!! No rest for the weary or is that the wicked? :) You decide. Yesterday alone I drove 90 miles. Today was somewhere around 50 or so. Oh and this week the kids have vacation Bible school. It never ends, there is always something going on.
Right now I am listening to the thunderstorm outside. I love listening to storms. We really need the rain. I am pretty proud of the little garden we have planted. We have tomatoes, corn, carrots, and pumpkins so far. We even had some strawberries in the spring. I didn't think the strawberries were going to come back after Poppy mowed them over last year.
Well our next trip isn't until July. We are going to family camp at Colhutta Springs. I can't wait! A whole week of no cooking! Oh and of course I can't wait to show and share with the kids the joys of camp! I think this will be one of our best family vacations yet! We have one more trip planned right before school starts. We are going camping on the beach at Panama City Beach. We will be using Poppy's "bus" to came in. He has a little motor home that he is going to let us borrow. And we get to bring Bauer.
Of course every day is always a new adventure in the Gaytan house. Look for more summer adventures soon.
God Bless!
Friday, March 11, 2011
Traveling With Children: Expert Advice from REI
Now to decide what the next Gaytan Family Adventure will be......
Traveling With Children: Expert Advice from REI
Traveling With Children: Expert Advice from REI
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
This n' That
Well here it is again the middle of the week and I'm already exhausted. Randy is out of town on a whirl-wind tour of the country. He left for New York on Monday morning and is now in Albuquerque, NM. He flies home tomorrow night. The kids have been up and down. One minute they are playing really good together and the next all hell breaks lose, literally.
Like this morning for example, I was getting ready and Rayna was in her room getting dressed. I called out to see where Lorenzo was and he was in Rayna's room reading a book. Two things right there are amazing in and of themselves. The first is that Rayna was ok with Lorenzo in her room and the second was that he wasn't destroying anything. I thought, "Wow, this is really cool. What an awesome morning we are having. We are actually going to leave the house on time to get to school."
I spoke too soon. Now it is time for me to get Lorenzo dressed. He takes his pj's off and goes to the bathroom. I tell him to get his clothes on. Here is the moment where all hell breaks lose. Getting dressed has now turned into a game as my son proceeds to run around the house naked and refused to get dressed. He hides under his train table and under his bed. I decide I am not going to chase him since that is what he wants me to do. Plus I don't have the time. I have to finish getting ready so we can leave for school. I finally capture him, dress him and put him in his time out chair for not listening and following directions. His time out chair is his booster seat that he is strapped into so he can't pull a Houdini and escape. He takes his socks and shoes off. I put them back on. I take stuff out to the car. He has taken them off again. I put them back on. I put Rayna in the car. He has taken them back off again. At this point, I am not only mad but we are now late!! Seriously child, just leave your socks and shoes on!! Is that really too much to ask?
The day goes on, work is work. Lorenzo had a good day at preschool seeing as he was the only kid there today. Probably a good thing he didn't have any interaction with other kids today. It may have gotten ugly. We are still working on the sharing aspect.
Rayna had an awesome day at Tae Kwon Do. She did two sparring matches today. Sparring is fighting in Tae Kwon Do. It's so cute to see her in her pads and helmet. She sparred a little on Monday but actually did two matches today. Lorenzo had my phone watching a movie so I couldn't get any pictures or video. Next time I will remember my camera. Here's a video example of sparring. Don't worry, he has them be really gentle and with soft kicks and punches.
Then we went to Trader Joe's to pick up dinner. They love going and finding the lobster to get a prize and hiding it again. I love how everyone is so friendly and of course the food and prices are awesome. I got a mango for 99 cents! And it was so good! Just a little taste of heaven. I guess I should back up a little bit. It took us a while to even get into the store as I had to calm a very scared Rayna down.
We were getting out of the van and getting the re-usable bags out of the back. Yes, I actually remembered my reusable bags! I had parked right next to a Camero, a new one, and the guy starts it up and it is a very loud engine. It freaked Rayna out! She dove into the back of the van and was hiding behind the seats crying. I felt so bad. I was trying to get here to come to me and she refused. Poor baby was terrified! Even after the guy had left it probably took me a good 10 minutes to convince her to come see me and calm her down. I've never seen her that scared before. Poor Lorenzo didn't know what to do. He wasn't sure if he should be scared or getting into trouble. But getting a sucker from the treasure box at Trader Joe's made everything go away.
Lorenzo was just a little pill on the way home pushing a very, very tired and sleepy Rayna's buttons. She fell asleep and he starts screaming and kicking her seat. But then we get home, she goes and plays in her room and he goes in the backyard and rides his jeep around for a little while, comes in and plays in his room with his trains.
Well at least both of my little angels are now safely tucked in their beds dreaming away. Until tomorrow.....
Like this morning for example, I was getting ready and Rayna was in her room getting dressed. I called out to see where Lorenzo was and he was in Rayna's room reading a book. Two things right there are amazing in and of themselves. The first is that Rayna was ok with Lorenzo in her room and the second was that he wasn't destroying anything. I thought, "Wow, this is really cool. What an awesome morning we are having. We are actually going to leave the house on time to get to school."
I spoke too soon. Now it is time for me to get Lorenzo dressed. He takes his pj's off and goes to the bathroom. I tell him to get his clothes on. Here is the moment where all hell breaks lose. Getting dressed has now turned into a game as my son proceeds to run around the house naked and refused to get dressed. He hides under his train table and under his bed. I decide I am not going to chase him since that is what he wants me to do. Plus I don't have the time. I have to finish getting ready so we can leave for school. I finally capture him, dress him and put him in his time out chair for not listening and following directions. His time out chair is his booster seat that he is strapped into so he can't pull a Houdini and escape. He takes his socks and shoes off. I put them back on. I take stuff out to the car. He has taken them off again. I put them back on. I put Rayna in the car. He has taken them back off again. At this point, I am not only mad but we are now late!! Seriously child, just leave your socks and shoes on!! Is that really too much to ask?
The day goes on, work is work. Lorenzo had a good day at preschool seeing as he was the only kid there today. Probably a good thing he didn't have any interaction with other kids today. It may have gotten ugly. We are still working on the sharing aspect.
Rayna had an awesome day at Tae Kwon Do. She did two sparring matches today. Sparring is fighting in Tae Kwon Do. It's so cute to see her in her pads and helmet. She sparred a little on Monday but actually did two matches today. Lorenzo had my phone watching a movie so I couldn't get any pictures or video. Next time I will remember my camera. Here's a video example of sparring. Don't worry, he has them be really gentle and with soft kicks and punches.
Then we went to Trader Joe's to pick up dinner. They love going and finding the lobster to get a prize and hiding it again. I love how everyone is so friendly and of course the food and prices are awesome. I got a mango for 99 cents! And it was so good! Just a little taste of heaven. I guess I should back up a little bit. It took us a while to even get into the store as I had to calm a very scared Rayna down.
We were getting out of the van and getting the re-usable bags out of the back. Yes, I actually remembered my reusable bags! I had parked right next to a Camero, a new one, and the guy starts it up and it is a very loud engine. It freaked Rayna out! She dove into the back of the van and was hiding behind the seats crying. I felt so bad. I was trying to get here to come to me and she refused. Poor baby was terrified! Even after the guy had left it probably took me a good 10 minutes to convince her to come see me and calm her down. I've never seen her that scared before. Poor Lorenzo didn't know what to do. He wasn't sure if he should be scared or getting into trouble. But getting a sucker from the treasure box at Trader Joe's made everything go away.
Lorenzo was just a little pill on the way home pushing a very, very tired and sleepy Rayna's buttons. She fell asleep and he starts screaming and kicking her seat. But then we get home, she goes and plays in her room and he goes in the backyard and rides his jeep around for a little while, comes in and plays in his room with his trains.
Well at least both of my little angels are now safely tucked in their beds dreaming away. Until tomorrow.....
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Zumba
Gotta love me some Zumba! I've been going to zumba classes now for over a year and I just love it. I lost not only a lot of weight but inches as well just doing Zumba. It makes me feel so good. I love the music. I love the dances. Zumba to me is like a drug. When I am in class I just get so lost in the music and dancing. It makes me so happy and feels so good at the same time! Gotta love a natural high. And it is all so sexy at the same time! How could you not like this kind of a work out where you are having fun, loosing weight, sweating, dancing and feeling sexy all at the same time? Now that is my kind of work out!
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/home/headlines/Big_Apple_Circus_cancels_visit_to_Stone_Mountain_115074389.html
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/home/headlines/Big_Apple_Circus_cancels_visit_to_Stone_Mountain_115074389.html
So sad the Big Apple Circus is not coming to Atlanta this year. Boo! This is such an awesome circus. They do such a great job with the show. It was become a family tradition for us to go to this every year.
So sad the Big Apple Circus is not coming to Atlanta this year. Boo! This is such an awesome circus. They do such a great job with the show. It was become a family tradition for us to go to this every year.
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