Things we want to share...
Here we are, week 2 of swim lessons, last week of Intermediate Agility, a week from Father's Day and two weeks from crazy. Saturday was a very uplifting day as we walked 5K in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Downtown St. Louis. The boys wore a shirt and onesie that said, "I walk for my grandma" and "I crawl for my grandma," respectively. This is the second year for me to participate in this monumental, world record-breaking event, and it was just as amazing this year as it was last. The amount of support that St. Louis shows in the fight against breast cancer is astounding, to say the least. I am overjoyed and honored to be a participant in such an event! My goal for next year: to run in it. I have a long way to go to be able to run 5K, but I think that one year gives me plenty of time to prepare myself.
Last week I talked to my dog trainer about moving Calypso up to the advanced training class, and she thinks we are ready to give it a try! Calypso amazes me when it comes to how astute she is. I know she's ready for advanced, but I'm not so sure about myself. We'll see. Tomorrow is our last day of Intermediate training, and then next week we start Advanced!
So we started the second and final week of swim lessons today. Today the teacher had some "dumbbells" with foam ends that were buoyant enough to support the kids' weight in the water. Kyle enjoyed the freedom he got while kicking around with those under his arms. Only three more days of lessons left!
As for Justin, he is wrapping up his third quarter (out of 5) of grad school. He doesn't have anything major due these last few classes, so hopefully the next few weeks will be a little easier around here.
Last weekend Tyler discovered the joy of transport. For about a day he was flipping his hips over, and then once he figured out how to get his shoulders, too, watch out! Now he is on the move, rolling across the floor from left to right. The unfortunate thing is that when he runs into the couch or wall he gets frustrated because he hasn't figured out how to roll the other way.
Last week we enjoyed a trip to the zoo and later a visit from Mamaw and Papaw. Kyle got to brush goats in the Children's Zoo. He really enjoyed that. Once Mamaw and Papaw got here, he enjoyed always having someone's undivided attention as he played with his puzzles, train or Legos. While Kyle was sleeping, we worked on teaching Tyler some Bridge.
We did learn one valuable lesson last week, though. When Kyle is being quiet, too quiet, check the Ovaltine. I found him on the floor in the kitchen with the large container of Ovaltine wide open and chocolate powder everywhere! The best part? He was scared of the brown water in the bath tub! What a mess!
Yesterday was Kyle's first swim lesson. So far we have worked on blowing bubbles, floating on his back and front, kicking and jumping in. He loves jumping in - it is his favorite part! He especially loves it when I let him go all the way under water. What we need to work on most is lying back in the water. I think that is the scariest part for him.
That is about it for us for now! Until next time, we'll just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming....
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