Scarlett kicked off the Fourth of July weekend with a bang!

But not in a good way. On Friday night after dinner, we stopped by a neighborhood park for some swinging and sliding before heading home. Scarlett's shoe got stuck on the side of the slide as she was going down. Her foot stopped, but the rest of Scarlett didn't, and her leg twisted. The next morning she couldn't stand or walk, so we headed off to the emergency room. Poor Scarlett fractured her tibia (the lower leg bone), which is apparently a fairly common injury for toddlers. She got a splint at the ER and then a hot pink cast at the pediatric orthopedist a few days later. She'll be in the cast for roughly four weeks, so no bathing or swimming until August 4th. So far, Scarlett has been quite the trooper. Her crazy crab crawl from her pre-walking days has come in handy, and she manages to walk/stagger a bit as long as she's on carpet (the cast slips on the hardwood floors).

Heading home from the ER in her splint.



Keeping her spirits -- and her leg -- up at dinner at Bolsa. (Notice her leg propped up on Chris's knee, which she placed there on her own.)



Looking pathetic in her new cast.




Scarlett's Grandpa doing his best cheer her up with sticky flags. Scarlett does not look particularly amused.



How many more days until August 4th?? Here's to hoping we get to celebrate July 4th next year with fireworks of the sparkly variety rather than the trip-to-the-emergency-room-with-a-broken-leg variety.

Surfs up! (Hawaii Part 2)

Once Scarlett was feeling better, she decided to spend some time at the beach.








Not sure exactly what's going on in this picture. My best guess is that it's Papa Tig's Justin Bieber impersonation. (At the tender age of 4, Maya already has Bieber Fever. And apparently so does Papa Tig.)


The guys went surfing one day, and all three of them did amazingly well for first timers. Here's Scarlett's Daddy hanging ten.


And here's Papa Tig tearing up a gnarly wave. (Surfers say gnarly, right?)


Kisses for Papa Tig in front of the dolphin fountain.




After an exhausting day of swimming, Scarlett decided to catch up on her sleep in her tubie while Papa Tig proudly sported his French Foreign Legion hat.


Celebrating our last night on the island at a luau.


The girls in their coordinating luau outfits.


Mimi, Papa Tig, and their grandbabies.


One last family photo before saying goodbye.


Until next time, Hawaii!

Wowie, Scarlett went to Maui! (Hawaii Part 1)

Scarlett headed to Maui for a long-awaited vacation with Mimi, Papa Tig, Uncle Mark, Auntie Monica, Big Cousin Maya (4 1/2), and Baby Cousin Emma (7 months).

Aloha, Scarlett -- welcome to Hawaii!





We all stayed together in an amazing condo with a beautiful view. Scarlett tried her best to point out the view from our lanai to her Daddy, who is instead chose to focus on his nap.



Bathing beauties.





Chillin' in the cabana.







If Scarlett sees shoes laying around, she'll usually pick them up, take them to their rightful owner, and try to put them on his or her feet. I guess my gold flip flops were too much to resist, and she decided to try them out for herself (with some help from Papa Tig).



Posing with Papa Tig on the lanai.



Poor Scarlett started to get sick the day we went up the coast to check out the old whaling town of Lahaina. She either had a touch of a bug or a bit too much fun in the sun, and was under the weather for a couple of days.

Feeling like la-hiney in Lahaina.



Silly Maya.



Posing on one of Lahaina's giant Banyan trees.

Rockin' in Rockport

Scarlett headed down to the Texas coast the first weekend in June for the annual Schwegmann gathering in Rockport.

Rocking on the patio.



Testing the waters.





Strolling on the beach perfectly in step with her Daddy.



Crabbing with her cousins. (Looks like Scarlett forgot her net.)





Watching Grandpa feed the seagulls.



Heading out on the pier -- it's fishing time!





Scarlett's first fish! (You should have seen the one that got away.)

Symphony Under the Stars

The Dallas Symphony held it's third-annual outdoor concert at Kidd Springs Park, and we joined the Jones family for some classical music and lounging in the 'hood.

Dana hooked Scarlett up with a glow-in-the dark necklace (armlace?) while we waited for the show to begin.



Once everyone was distracted by the music, Scarlett attempted to help herself to a tasty beverage from a stranger's ice chest. Nice try, Scarlett.



When that didn't work out, she absconded with another kid's balloon animal (that looked a lot like a particular downtrodden wiener dog I know) and promptly popped it on the grass. Oops.



When all else fails, dance!

Summer is here!

Scarlett kicked off Summer 2011 at the pool over Memorial Day Weekend. She was immediately a fan of the kiddie pool and happily splashed and played. (Note the tongue in the second picture.)





Her first dip in the big pool, on the other hand, didn't go so well. I stood on the edge and handed her over to Chris who immediately immersed her up to her shoulders. I think the shock of the cold water -- which is much colder than the shallow kiddie pool -- threw her off. Squawks ensued. We gave up and tried again a few days later, this time easing her in slowly, and that did the trick.

Waving to Daddy as we inched our way into the big pool from the stairs.



Scarlett loved watching the holiday weekend festivities. Here she is trying to get in line with the big kids for the "biggest splash" contest. She seriously thought she was going to get to go off the diving board. She was mistaken. A few more squawks ensued.



Campbell lived up to her reputation and came in first place in the hula hoop contest. That girl can hula hoop like a champ. And here's Scarlett "hula hooping" (or, more accurately, "hula standing" with a bit of "hula walking").



What's better than one hula hoop? TWO hula hoops. Clearly.