Swim Lessons

Ian finished his swim lessons last week.  It was amazing to watch his confidence and skills grow every day.  This was a great experience, and, most importantly, he had fun each day and made new friends!

Day 1

Waiting for class to start.

Starfish arms.

Using a kick board and focusing on this new skill.

Bubble blowing. He does this every night in the bathtub now. :)

Simon says "Make a silly face."

Day 4

Rocket ship arms.

Day 8

Getting ready to go under...

Success!!  Going all the way underwater was a huge accomplishment for Ian and something that has now become lots of fun.

Practicing ice cream scoops.

On the last day, they had a "fun day" and Ian had a blast going down the slide.

Dolphins 1 complete...on to Dolphins 2 next summer.

Lake Visit

We try to make it to GranniJo and PoppaJim's lake house at least once a year.  This year we were able to visit at the end of July and had a relaxing and fun time...not too restful since someone likes to be up long before daybreak on vacations. :)

Headed down to the boat dock.

Pure joy!

A Night In

We enjoyed a sunny evening in our backyard after almost a week of rain.  

 Getting ready to roast the first marshmallow.

 No problem getting the whole marshmallow into his mouth.

 Assembling his smore.



This one got a little too close to the flame. He blew it out and then promptly handed it off for me to eat.

 Being a sticky mess is guaranteed. :)

 Ian always has at least one car with him these days; he loves finding new places to race them.

 Checking out the ants crawling on the tree.

 Pulling the imaginary cord on his lawn mower to start it up.

Checking out the yard next to to us to see if anything exciting was happening.

Random Shots

There always seem to be a few random photos that don't belong in a blog post all by themselves, so I grouped the latest ones together. :)

I was in the middle of folding some laundry that was nice and warm out of the dryer, and Ian couldn't resist snuggling under it and putting some socks on his hands.

Swimming at Mr.John and Mimi's pool.  He is very comfortable in the water, and we are both looking forward to his swimming lessons in a few weeks.

 Kicking to the other side of the pool.

I found him all wrapped up like this one night after he had fallen asleep.  Even at the end of the day he makes me smile.