Splash Week

One of my goals for the summer was to get Ethan into swim lessons so he could learn some basic skills for the water and gain confidence. Last summer he had a little mishap at a lake and has been fearful of the water ever since that time. He was a bit hesitant to get into the water on the first lesson but he quickly became comfortable with his AWESOME instructor and having his three buddies, Jack, Jayden and Natalie in his class helped too. By the end of the week he was putting his head into the water on his own and was looking forward to going to the pool!

A side note … as I was trying to sign up for swim lessons I was sadly overcome by the high prices of swim lessons. Luckily a friend told me about Splash Week at the Y. Every year the Y offers one week of swim lessons for $10, a virtual steal around here and as I mentioned, the swim instructor was excellent! So, those looking for a deal for next year, watch for Splash Week sign ups at the Y.

Cool reader

Ethan is so cool he has to wear shades … even in gray Seattle at 8:30pm! The other night I left Ethan to peruse his books while I fed Ava and put her to bed. I returned to Ethan obediently and quietly reading books in his room with his sunglasses on. I guess he figures he has to use them some time since he really has not had a chance to wear them during the day. Anyway, he made me laugh so I had to get the camera before he noticed my giggling.

Sunny Day in June

On one of our rare sunny and warm June days I took the kids outside to get some vitamin D while I did some gardening. Ava just loved the warm weather and her new sun hat. Well, not really loving the hat as she continually tried to get it off, but while it was on I sure thought she looked cute. She is not a big fan of crawling in the grass though. She crawls like a little stinkbug with her bum in the air so he knees don’t touch the grass. It’s too cute. My favorite is watching her and Ethan interact. I love how she just adores her brother and he thinks she’s pretty cool too.

Ethan loves looking for bugs, so therefore so does Ava. She loves to everything her brother does. So far he's ok with this. :)

Bowling Fun

All excited to bowl! Ethan with his bowling buddies, Natalie and Jack.

Thanks to a great friend who finds all the deals in town, we were able to go out bowling FREE! This was Ethan’s first time bowling and he really liked it. The deal included to games of bowling, shoes, pizza and ice cream for free … DEAL! I was surprised that kids had the patience to make it through two games. Granted, they did loose a bit of interest by the last game so the parents got lots of chances to bowl. No pictures of Ava here because she was home napping with Dad.

Getting the ball lined up.

Cheering the ball on to hit the pins.

Knocking down the pins.

Ethan excited about getting a spare!

Happy Mothers Day

Today of all days it seemed a never ending echo of my son calling me, and at times for no real apparent reason. Reminded me of this funny video posted by one of my friends. Enjoy!