S Club Mama

Summer is winding down (although we still have a whole month including a vacation!), so I thought I should share some of our highlights into June. Big A finally shaved in May (he'd been growing this beast - I mean, beard - since October). He did not shave it for me, although I'd told him I was growing tired of it. I never minded it, I just missed his face. Isn't it a lovely face? We grew Duck Dynasty fever in a trip to Wal-mart with my parents. I think I should grow a beard. Yes? No? This kid makes a cute Scooby-Doo and if I can bribe his big brother, these will be our family costumes this Halloween. However, Moose insists he's going to be Spiderman again (not sure if Spiderman will fit though...). Moose lost 4 teeth. The bottom two and the top two. Some of the words he says are just precious without teeth. And he can now whistle. Squirt passed level 1 and 2 in swimming lessons. He did great! Moose learned to swim across th...

I'll be the first to admit, I'm not a great swimmer. I wish I were; have you ever watched someone who can really swim? It's so beautiful and graceful. I am not. I could probably save myself in an emergency (maybe), but I don't know any strokes or anything to move nicely in the water like that. However, it's been such fun this summer because my boys did so well in swimming lessons. Squirt passed the first two levels and Moose was pretty close to passing level 3 (which I hear is the hardest?). He just can't tread (also doesn't care to because he wants to go underwater...), do the butterfly well enough, or dive. Next year hopefully. And as long as they can swim, I don't mind if they pass such-and-such test, to be honest. I love being in the water with them. Racing them across the pool (the short way), splashing, playing shark or tickling them underwater. It's been such fun. The one thing that really makes me sad at the pool is moms who sit on the ...

I thought I'd share some water baby pictures from swim lessons. Oh dear, they are much of babies anymore, are they? Moose & Miss K - she was an aide in his preschool class  so last summer we thought she'd be the best teacher for him. turns out - I was right! Mr. R and Squirt. They made a pretty good team this summer! Mr. R had to have a dentist appointment so Squirt got Mr. J for one day. I don't know how she taught him anything. All he wants to do is go under water. there were many races between these four boys the boys just wanted to play! and by the end Squirt was loving it as much as Moose! Squirt passed level 1!!!  he liked to tell Mr. R what to do. Let's go under together. You go off the diving board. So fun. Moose got to try out a new teacher, Miss A, for a few days the second week.  she was super patient with him and got him to go off the diving board!! He passed level 2!!! Yay for water boys!...