One Year Apart

Found one of these pictures while looking through my files. One was taken in August of 2007 the other was taken today!

Cannonball Contest

The kids got to go swimming at the Badders again this summer and had a blast. I did not go dressed to go swimming, but got to jump in less then two minutes after we got there to fish out Nicholas. We are guessing he assumed the pool was the same as the city pool where he just finished swim lesson. The city pool is zero depth not a large second step and then a drop off. The boys were biting at the chomp to get in and I was getting everyone sun screened and floaties on. I did Eliza first and Addison asked if he could sit on the stairs while he waited for his floaties. I said that was fine and Nicholas joined. Dylan got in and took off swimming to the deep end and Nicholas walked right off the step behind him. I started screaming for Dylan and he did start heading back, but I got to jump in and drag him out. What I am thankful for is that even though it scared him and he cried for a minute he asked for his floaties and went right back in. They had a blast for three and a half hours and I had a blast watching and taking pictures but I did not have fun sitting there in wet jeans. Note to self... Next time make sure you have a change of clothes in your trunk. Just in Case!

Vincent's Hair Cut

Vincent has been asking for what he affectionately calls a "Bow Hawk" For quite sometime and does not accept any correction on the name. I finally gave in today but told him his dad and brothers along with him have an appointment to get their hair's cut professionally next Saturday before we head to the "Vincent Family Reunion". My friend is the one cutting their hair so I asked her how short I could cut the sides for her to do a real nice summer hair cut that did not looked shaved next weekend. So, this is what he ended up with and he is so excited.

Family Bed????

I got up one morning to John's alarm and walked on the treadmill while he showered for the day. Eliza woke up and so I got her out of bed and laid her back in my bed while I got showered and dressed. When I came out of the shower I found this in my bed. Apparently there went out a call for all who wanted to move into mom and dads bed as they were up for the day to come on in went out as there three of them were.

Kindergarten Be Prepared Here Comes Addison

Addison graduated from Preschool last night. His Grandma Sanders and Great-Grandma Vincent came to celebrate with us.

Goggles Make Swim Lesson More Fun

My mom bought each of the boys goggles for them to use during swim lessons. They were so proud of them they wore them for a good 15 minutes before we even left to swim lessons and then in the car all the way there.

Nicholas Now Loves it

It took two days, but Nicholas is now swimming with his class. The first day he stood right at the edge (it is a zero depth pool) and would run as fast as the wind if one of his teachers would try to come near him so the first day they let him be. Yesterday, they decided to gently push the issue and took him by the hand and walked him in. He did not fight them but there were tears in his eyes. Once they got him in and he realized that he could touch he did fine but kept ahold of his teachers hand and she patiently followed him with his death grip the rest of swim lessons. Today he was so excited to go and when they blew the whistle to start he ran right over and jumped in. That's right the kids jumped in and participated fully with his class. I was so proud of him, and thankful for his patient teacher who helped him realize that it was okay.
We were not so lucky with Addison as after Monday when they were done testing the kids to see their abilities to place them in classes, he ended up with a teacher that I had issues with and complained against two years ago. Well, the kids has not changed his little/horrible ways. In the group Addison was tested for they work on teaching them to hold their breathe under water for ten seconds and to do the doggy paddle. This teacher's idea of getting them to keep their head under water for ten seconds was to hold it there! I was ticked along with several other parents as out of the four kids in the class only one was still in the pool 15 minutes after they had started. Addison refused to get back in yesterday and that really made me mad too. Not at Addison, but this teacher who had caused fear in my child. Well, the City Director was there today and there were several complaints about this teacher not only from our time slot but others and he was termintated, but the damage was done. It took us over half the lesson time today to convince Addison back in the pool and then he would not put his face in the water at all. So, sad! I hope that these new teachers he has will have the patience and understanding and that eventually he will put his face in the water again and enjoy it as he told me that he did not want to go back anymore.