Rainy Day Antics

It was raining this morning, so my kids quietly got their swimsuits on and grabbed a towel. Next thing I know, they are out on the trampoline laughing it up. It is actually nice to see them getting along and having fun together. Now that it is the end of the summer, they are pretty sick of each other and have become excellent fighters. I keep thinking that I'll have to turn the trampoline into a cage fighting arena, but they also seem to be nice when they are out there. Too bad it is usually too hot for this in the summer.

Model for the Day

Lexi had her first paying job today. The headquarters for Academy is in our town and every once in a while they hire kids to try on the clothes for the designers to critique their work. It isn't a well known thing around here. Most of the kids have parents that work at Academy. However, a close friend has her kids do it. Her son was called in for a fitting a few weeks ago and told me that she would be happy to take the measurements for my kids to them. I gave her the measurements. We got an email and call that they wanted to take official measurements, so we went.

I was quite surprised that Lexi and Jordan had very similar measurements. I think of him as VERY skinny and her as thin. She is several inches taller than him. I guess both of them are very skinny.

Lexi:
neck - 11 1/4"
chest - 27"
waist - 24 1/2"
hips - 27"
inseam - 26"

Jordan:
neck - 11 1/2"
chest - 27"
waist - 24 1/2"
hips - 26 1/4"
inseam - 24"

Today, there was a big fitting event and Lexi has the measurements they wanted. We were there for about 3 hours and Lexi tried on school uniforms. Lexi was a little upset that she was picked for size 7. I told her it was no big deal and that they had her measurements, so they knew what they wanted. She even went up to the lady to mention to her that she wears a 10 - 12. The lady said they were mainly looking for waist size. There were no pants to try on just shorts, a jumper and a skirt. Lexi was a little more incensed when she saw that the girl in size 10 was about 6 inches shorter than her. I just laughed and asked her if she wanted to get paid for this. Of course, she did. She also liked that they called the kids "models."

Wake Boarding Camp

Today was our last day in Waco. I took the kids out to BSR Cable park for wake boarding camp. It was 9 am to noon, which wasn't long enough, but they learned a lot and had fun. If I do this again, I'll plan to stay for the afternoon too and have them continue wake boarding. They were just starting to get it when it ended. Lexi was especially upset about it ending at noon. Apparently, I didn't explain that very well. She thought they were going to keep learning all day. We definitely have to do this again.

There was a practice/learning lake, which they started out on. Once they kind of got it, they were sent to the other lake. It was much harder over there. Lexi took a little longer to get to the big lake, but she held one longer there then most of the other kids. By the way, most of the other kids were in the week long camp and had spent all of Monday building their skills.

The Royal Flush

From noon to 6pm, we had a blast on the Royal Flush slides as BSR Cable Park. Actually, the kids had a blast. I thought it was pretty painful, so I only went off of the littlest one a few times. I enjoyed watching them and the other crazy people though. Lexi and Jordan did not slow down the whole time. They went over and over and over, only mentioning a few times how much it hurts. Lexi is more of the dare devil in this family. She was quick to try out the bigger slides, but only got up to the second biggest. Honestly, the lines for the smaller slides were shorter, but none of them were more than 5 minutes.

Morning at Magnolia Market

This morning, we headed over to Magnolia Market in Waco. The store part wasn't open yet, but we got treats from the bakery and then wandered around the grounds. The little design details are so inspiring. I actually enjoyed walking around the grounds more than the store, but mostly because I didn't have money to spend in there and everything was a bit high end/pricey.

Trip to Waco

I only had enough money for a little summer trip this year, so we went to Waco, Texas. It has become quite a popular stop thanks to Chip & Joanna Gain's popularity on the hit show, Fixer Upper. My kids happen to LOVE HGTV, which surprises me. We went to church today and they set off on the three hour drive. After we checked into our hotel, we did a little exploring around town. We went by Magnolia Market just to see the location. I know that Chip & Joanna are religious, so I figured that it would be closed today. We also walked around the river and across the bridges. Waco is a cute little town. 

We have quite an adventure planned tomorrow. When we got settled into our hotel, I turned on the television and flipped to the travel channel. They were featuring extreme water parks and wouldn't you know it...the one we're going to tomorrow was first. 

The stop signs in the downtown area of Waco have little flashing lights around the edges. Lexi decided that she wanted to pose with one. I had to take a few pictures in order to get one with the lights on.