Summer So Far

I got an email today from Manhattan Catholic Schools regarding the upcoming registration meeting and it made me realize how fast our summer is flying by!  Here is a little recap of some of our activities. We spend the majority of the time at the pool but we have also enjoyed some crafts and extras along the way too.  Will participated in micro soccer in June, finished up swim lessons just before his birthday, and is still going to gymnastics once per week.  He wasn't too into the whole soccer gig but he didn't mind swim lessons.  We don't do the open gym too often now that he is in a class (it gets to be too often and bores him) but we did enjoy a fun night this past Friday as a family.  He prefers the open gym to the class but either way is usually alright with him. 

My mother-in-law and sister-in-law came over one afternoon to paint the boys' room (I will post pictures when we get it complete, just waiting on a shelf and some organizing) and of course the boys wanted to help so we broke out the old paint brushes and made our own mess out front.  

  This little program was just enough to get his feet wet.  They worked on different drills each day and then the last week they played some scrimmage games against each other.  I think we will try it again next year and see if he likes it better.  He just lost interest pretty quickly.  The last day was probably his best day and I think it had to do with finally being up beat enough for him.  

The staff for swim lessons did a wonderful job.  He got to level 3 in the Swim America program.  I tried to enroll him into the second session after having such a good experience the first session but unfortunately they were full.  I plan to try and keep him involved in them throughout the winter through the UFM and hopefully next year he will continue to excel. 

DQ visits have become more and more frequent!

We enjoyed a picnic in the park with Grandma JoAnn last week.  The boys definitely enjoyed themselves in the splash park.  TJ usually hangs out on the border enjoying the smaller splashers but big brother felt like he needed to experience the big rings!  He didn't seem to mind the trip through but he did resume his position on the border where he feels more in control of his experience.  I am so glad to have two boys that aren't afraid of water in any way, makes activities like this more relaxing and fun.  

We have been celebrating SO many birthdays lately.  The same day as Will's party we celebrated with Lizzy for her 4th birthday.  She also had a pool party.  Surprisingly the kids were very well behaved for having such a long day in the sun.  It was nice for me to be able to relax, enjoy the pool and socialize instead of worrying about the details. 

Our good friends little boy, Tucker, just turned 2!  His western themed party was held at the new Discovery Center.  We hadn't been there so we were excited to get to check it out.  There was a fun area for the kids to get to play and then a room with tables for the guests to relax and watch the birthday boy enjoy digging into his cake and gifts.  

We are planning on celebrating another birthday for Miss Audrey this weekend at her Princess Party.  I will have to add to the birthday collages after the weekend! Other future summer plans include the fair, welcoming our family back from their Destin trip [we don't get to go :( ] and the arrival of Miss Claire!