August 2009 Update

Here’s our month in a nutshell…or maybe something a bit bigger.

In early July we held the Zimmerman Reunion for the first time in Texas. It was decided since 3 of the Zimmerman kids live here it was the best place. We had a great week together of fun, sun and SHOPPING!!!

On July 12th Logan turned 5!!! We celebrated the day with family (Grandma & Grandpa Z. and Aunt Vicki & kids were still here). I made yet another “Thomas” cake. He had a great day! He is so excited to start school on August 24th. Kindergarten…look out!

On July 17th, Rhett and I celebrated our 11-year Wedding Anniversary. Has it really been that long? It seems just like yesterday…but then I look at all the places we’ve lived and 4 kids later and realize yes, it has been that long. We celebrated by going out on a date (which NEVER happens). We went to a matinee of “Harry Potter”, then to dinner. Jackson accompanied us, so it wasn’t as romantic as it could have been. Oh, well!

Austin finished up the swim team season in style by being awarded the 7-8 year old “Most Improved” trophy at the end-of-year party. He did very well at Championships…enough to make it to the “All Stars” meet on July 18th. He did awesome in both of his events. His medley relay team took 1st place (Austin swam the freestyle leg), Austin took 4th place in his individual Butterfly event, and our “Shockwaves” team took 2nd place overall out of 24 teams. Congrats!!! On July 21st Austin turned 9. We celebrated by going mini-golfing, then enjoying more cake & ice cream. “Spiderman” was the theme for his day. Austin will be in 4th grade this year…I can’t believe how grown up he is.

On July 22nd we noticed that our dog Addie was missing from our backyard. She had been escaping a lot since moving here, although we thought that problem was fixed when Rhett replaced the missing fence boards. This time she dug her way out! She was missing all day…and into the next day. We spent time driving around the neighborhood calling for her and asking neighbors about her. One neighbor said he saw a brown dog get hit by a car & killed at the intersection near our house... we were hoping it wasn’t her. On July 23rd about mid-day I had a “feeling” to check in her doghouse, and there she was! I could tell she was hurt, so I took her to the vet. He confirmed that her injuries were consistent with getting hit by a car. She must have been hit, then crawled back to our yard & into her doghouse where she knew she was safe. She has a broken pelvis and several scrapes & bruises. Poor dog! Her fracture is one that will heal on its own, so she’s just recuperating with the equivalent of dog Ibuprofen…and she’s doing really well. She now walks with almost no limp and seems to be pretty much back to normal. Thank goodness!!!

Carson’s newest accomplishment is…being potty trained!!! Hallelujuah! He just started a week ago, and is already a pro. Definitely the easiest one to train so far. What a big boy my 3-year old is becoming. I don’t know what I’m going to do when it’s just Carson & Jackson home with me when school starts…how will it be?

Jackson started “talking” this week. He started babbling a lot and pretty much only says “da-da-da”. I took him to the Dr. for his 6-month check up recently and he is now 26 ½ inches and 17 lbs. 10 oz. He is always so happy to just sit & play. He definitely lets me get a lot done. I’ve actually been getting some scrapbooking done since I’m further behind than ever!

That’s about all from us this month. Hopefully all our friends & family are doing as well. We love to hear from you!

Love – Rhett, Maren, Austin, Logan, Carson & Jackson