freeeeeeeee-mont!

well, the fremont campout was a huge success. it was great to see everyone, and great fun was had by all. we got there sunday afternoon and abby was already there with grandma rogers. bonnie and bruce and the boys were also there, so we hung out for a bit, then headed to the pool. abby was a little shy in the pool at first, but quickly figured out how fun it was. we were in the baby pool for a while, then she and i headed to the big pool with her floaty vest on. before long, she was jumping off the side of the big pool into my arms and having a great time, saying, "i'm a diver! just like in the limpics!" my heart asploded from the cuteness. after a great dinner (tacos, sloppy joes), we headed back to appleton to stay with my parents.

monday morning came, and we headed back to fremont and got there around 10 or so. hung out for the morning, and after lunch hit the pool again. more "limpic diving" for about 2 hours or so. sore arms on my part. she even got to the point where she didn't want anyone to catch her...even with the floaty vest, i don't think we're quite ready for that. she did go under the water each time she jumped, though, which is a big improvement. ian had a great time too, but wasn't such a fan of the swimming.

we got back here tuesday morning, and immediately had to go to ian's 9-month checkup. he weighs 19 pounds 4 ounces (30th percentile), is 27 inches long (15th percentile), and is 45th percentile for head circumference. these are the lowest percentiles abby or ian have ever had for anything. it's weird. i attribute the weight drop to his level of activity, but am not sure about the height and head drop. no shots this time, so overall a pretty good appointment.

yesterday afternoon, we went to middleton to the brand-spankin'-new costco that opened there this week. we thought it was pretty nice, and will start going there instead of sam's club. they seemed to have better deals than sam's, and a nicer building, plus i'd like to stop supporting the wal-mart/sam's conglomerate.

next week has very little going on, which'll be nice after the busy-ness of this week. current countdown to abby's preschool? 19 days. woo!