swim lessons

June started with swimming lessons, which are one of my favorite parts of the summer.  Both kids did fabulous in the water, and are doing even better now.  Chris was in level 1, and can swim across the pool by himself.  We're working with him on his strokes and kicks, but he can swim independently.  Naomi had her first year in the toddler class - without me in the water with her.  She had such a great time playing the games and practicing floating, kicking, and scooping the water.  Since lessons, she has started swimming short distances under water.  We're pretty impressed with her lack of fear - it also means we have to watch her pretty close!

may {condensed}

May was busy and fun for us.  Christopher finished up T-ball, and decided that it wasn’t really the sport for him.  He thought it was kind of boring, but since he’s only 5 we’ll probably try again sometime.  He’s signed up for soccer in the fall, so we’ll see if he likes that one any better.  It’s what he chose, so hopefully it will be fun for him. 

He “graduated” from preschool, with a ceremony and everything.  The kids sang a few songs, and each child got to say what they wanted to be when they grew up.  Christopher said, “a Daddy”, which made me smile, of course!  They each got a diploma and treats from their teachers.  It’s on to kindergarten in the fall!  He and I are both excited for that.  He gets bored around here, so it will be fun for him to have a new adventure.

 we were far away, and didn't have very good lighting.  chris is on the bottom row in the blue shirt

chris and ms blythe

 chris and ms. janet

 with jacob in his cubby

 getting ready for next year!

We celebrated Mother’s Day, which was fun.  I got breakfast in bed, flowers, and cards.  The kids tried extra hard to be nice to each other.  We had dinner at our place, and invited Donald and Stella, and Jonathan and Katie and their kids.  It was fun to spend Mother’s day together.  We were also able to all get on a conference call with Ben on his mission.  He comes home in September, so he’s getting close to being done.

At the end of the month, Jonathan and Katie surprised us with a trip to Forth Worth.  They booked us a hotel, and watched our kids for us over the weekend.  The are super duper, and we are really, really lucky to have such great family!  We mostly relaxed and walked around downtown, and enjoyed each other’s company.  There are a lot of fun shops to see.  It was nice to get to spend some time together, just the two of us.  The kids had a great time, too!  Memorial Day was the standard pool and barbecue, which kick-started our summer quite nicely!

april {condensed}

No pictures for April :(.  My camera was acting up, so we didn't get any.  Here is the month in a nutshell:

We really enjoyed General Conference.  The kids are old enough now to give us the chance to listen to almost all of the talks.  I enjoyed how many people spoke about families, and protecting them.  It felt very pertinent to me.  That Sunday, was of course, Easter.  The kids got their baskets, which just had fun little toys in them.  We watched Conference, then went over to Jonathan and Katie's for an egg hunt for the kids.  They had fun with their cousins looking for eggs.  Afterward, the kids played with their cousins, and the adults watched the last session.  I helped Katie in the kitchen, and we had a yummy Easter dinner.  It was a wonderful weekend! 

The other fun thing  was celebrating my birthday.  I was completely spoiled!  My friends took me out to lunch the day before, Katie watched my kids all afternoon, Donald and Stella had us all over for dinner and then kept the kids overnight so Dave and I could have a date, and Dave took me out for breakfast the next morning.  What fun! 

Other than that, we had a few get-togethers with some friends, which was fun.  And mostly just day-to-day activities.  Storytime at the library, piano lessons, preschool, T-ball practices and games, and church.  It all keeps us pretty busy, but I like it better that way.