Sports at Holiday Park

Brody has been taking part in the instructional sports program on Thursdays at the Holiday Park gym.  The recreation staff does a great job with the kids ages 4-5.  Each sport has a 6 week program.  So far he has played golf, basketball and flag football.  The next sport is soccer.  Brody also does an instructional tennis class on Saturdays which is terrific as well.

Dentist Visit

Brody really enjoyed his visit to see Dr. Colleen at Hambrook & Spitzig Dentistry. He won't stop talking about the Jeep matchbox car that he got at the dentist.  The kids know that I am a big fan of Jeeps, so they love to point them out while we are on the road.  Brody knew I would love the Jeep and was so excited to show me.

Gymnastics

Brody and Chase took a gymnastics class again this summer.  It was great for the kids to be able to run around in the comfort of air conditioning, however during one class there was a scare.  Chase jumped into the foam square pit and Laura reached in to get him by grabbing his arm and pulling him out.  A few minutes later Laura and the coach noticed that Chase wasn't very happy and was grabbing his right arm.  Chase wouldn't reach for anything with his right arm.  Nobody saw him fall down and they couldn't figure out what happened.  Laura took Chase to the children's ER at Memorial West.  The doctor started pulling and twisting Chase's arm and said, "yep that's it."  Laura said, "that's what?"  The doctor said "all done."  Chase immediately grabbed for a snack with his right arm and was all better.  He had Nursemaid's Elbow.  Apparently, Laura pulled his right arm out of his elbow socket.  Kids under the age of 3 don't have mature joints and are prone to dislocations.  Luckily this doctor realized it right away and fixed it quickly.

Summer Savings Pass

This Summer, Laura bought the Summer Savings Pass.  It gets you unlimited admission to Lion Country Safari, Miami Seaquarium, Zoo Miami, and The Museum of Discovery and Science until the end of September.  Not a bad deal.  Here are some of the highlights from the trips to Miami Seaquarium and The Museum of Discovery and Science.

Trip to the Breakers

On July 5th we took a Melnicoff family trip to The Breakers in Palm Beach.  We always have a great time on our family trips.  This trip was a particularly relaxing trip.  There are quite a few activities for the adults and kids alike including a terrific playground, a basketball court, a challenging golf course, three pools with one of them specially for kids and so much more.  We stayed at The Breakers a month before Chase was born and it is interesting to see how Chase and Brody compare at nearly the same age.

Chase's Birthday Party

Chase had his birthday party at Bayview Park a few weeks ago (I know I am a little late with this post).  We were really fortunate with the weather that day.  It rained everyday for the last week and it started raining right before the party, but it stopped raining just in time for the party.  We got the only 2 hours of sun that day for his party.

Laura did a terrific job, as usual, planning the party.  We had a bounce house because Chase gets really excited whenever he sees a bounce house, so we couldn't pass it up.  We also got a shaved ice machine.  The food was the best part in my opinion.  We got a 4 foot long LaSpada's hoagie.  For those of you that haven't had LaSpada's, I suggest you fix that.  On top of that, we also got a chicken tenders platter from a new place called PDQ. You should check that place out, too.  Finally, we had a cookie cake from Publix (better than Mrs Field's, I kid you not) and vegan cupcakes (Chase's allergies).

We want to thank everyone that celebrated with us!