Traveling Shoes

Katie and I went to Galveston with Meme and Papa this past weekend. The island hasn't fully recovered from Hurricane Ike yet. You can see the water line marked on the buildings on the Strand in the picture of Katie with her Papa. Many shops and restaurants are still closed for repairs. With only about three shops open on the entire Strand, it felt like a ghost town. I think we may have been the only tourists on the island.



Katie's favorite thing was walking on the beach with Meme and Papa. Papa held her while running into a flock of seagulls. Katie thought it was so funny. I wish I had it on video. It would make you laugh too.



Two things she did not enjoy:
1. Putting her head in the photo op cutout to make her look like a sailor.
2. Letting her left foot touch the grass. The right foot was no problem.




We got home on Sunday. On Monday, Katie and I went to the grocery store. What made this trip special was the fact that Katie wore shoes for the entire ride to the store and the first half hour of the shopping. This is amazing! Shoes usually only last about 15 seconds on her feet. I had to put the shoes on again later in the day to get the picture.

Swim Class

Katie started swim class tonight. She caught on to kicking her legs. She loved the water, but seemed surprised that it splashed in her face when she clapped her hands against it. She did not grasp the concept of putting her face into the water to blow bubbles. She tried to drink it. She burped when I pulled her out of the pool. Sorry the picture is dark and blurry. I was trying to exclude the other swimmers from having bathing suit pictures published. Unless you are Beyonce, no one likes to see themselves in a swim suit picture.