Today was the beginning of week three for swim lessons. Peanut has made great progress so far, and Bug has blown everyone away with how well he does in the water.
Today Peanut did three bobs - one in her lesson and two with me afterwards. She also jumped from the side of the pool to her teacher without holding on multiple times, is getting better at blowing bubbles with putting her nose under, and is working on the beginnings of backstroke. She has made so much improvement in just two weeks!
Bug has no fear. He loves the water and gets his face all wet and kicks, walks around in the pool, etc. He is doing fantastically and is having a great time!
Next week we are all going up north with my in-laws to spend a week at the cottage for the 4th of July. It will be a very full house, I'm hoping we don't have any major issues since it will be incredibly crowded. Fingers crossed.
Last week we met with a home builder to talk about ideas and plans for our potential build. They are going to take a few weeks to work on plans and we will meet up again after the 4th. Then if we like what we see we will get together with the bank and figure out if the budget makes sense for now. The last thing I want is to get in over our head with a mortgage and two small kids. Things always come up, so I'm hoping we can keep the costs reasonable. We shall see. I'm excited for the possibility though!
Monday, June 23, 2014
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Anniversary Trip: 5 Years of Marriage!
Hubby and I took a vacation to Virginia Beach for our five year anniversary. It was a great trip! We dropped the kids off on our anniversary (Friday), just before dinner. We went to a great restaurant near our home, then came back and watched a movie and had a relaxing night in. The next day we did a long bike ride into campus and walked around the gardens, went out to lunch, and cleaned and packed at home. Sunday we had a mostly lazy day in, with more cleaning and vacation prep. Bright and early Monday morning we left (somewhere around 4:30 I think), grabbed some snacks for the road and headed to the Pittsburgh Zoo. It was a great stop and a nice break in the trip before we continued on to Virginia Beach.
We stayed in the Oceanaire resort for three nights. We walked the boardwalk a couple of times, spent some time in the pool, went out to eat, toured the naval base, watched the military jets take off, and toured the Virginia Air and Space Center, but our highlight from the trip was definitely doing a dolphin viewing kayak trip. We saw so many dolphins! They were really close, too, almost close enough to touch. It was a very neat experience that I hope we can have again in the future. We both loved it.
On the way home from Virginia Beach we stopped in Colonial Williamsburg to walk around and pick up a souvenir for Bug, since we had found one for Peanut but not for Bug yet. Mission successful, we returned with an animal umbrella for Peanut and a pop gun noisemaker for Buggy. The kids had a great week with Grandma and Grandpa and enjoyed their vacation as much as we did! The trip was also a successful transition from nursing, and Buggy did great!!
We stayed in the Oceanaire resort for three nights. We walked the boardwalk a couple of times, spent some time in the pool, went out to eat, toured the naval base, watched the military jets take off, and toured the Virginia Air and Space Center, but our highlight from the trip was definitely doing a dolphin viewing kayak trip. We saw so many dolphins! They were really close, too, almost close enough to touch. It was a very neat experience that I hope we can have again in the future. We both loved it.
On the way home from Virginia Beach we stopped in Colonial Williamsburg to walk around and pick up a souvenir for Bug, since we had found one for Peanut but not for Bug yet. Mission successful, we returned with an animal umbrella for Peanut and a pop gun noisemaker for Buggy. The kids had a great week with Grandma and Grandpa and enjoyed their vacation as much as we did! The trip was also a successful transition from nursing, and Buggy did great!!
So many accomplishments!
Wow! Summer has started and that means our crazy schedule has begun!
Last week was Bug's first week of swim lessons ever! He was a trooper with four days in a row - he was AWESOME the first two days....so happy, loved to be in the water. The last two days were a little bit colder, so he was a bit fussy, but he hung in there and had fun with his teacher, Miss Emma. We have swim lessons all summer, so hopefully he'll be a pro by the end! The first week he was the only kiddo signed up, so he got a private lesson instead of doing the mommy and me class that we anticipated. I'm curious to see if he will be the only one again for this week.
Peanut did her first week of summer swim lessons last week too. She missed one of the four days for gymnastics (which will happen most of the summer, but we knew that going in), but did a good job for the other three days. We really need to work on putting her face in the water and I think she will be ready to pass the level she's in pretty quickly. It's just a matter of how long it takes her to get comfortable going under the water. We'll see I guess.
Speaking of gymnastics, Peanut was invited to the shooting stars class, which is the advanced gymnastics class for kids ages 3 and 4. We are so proud! They basically work on the same stuff as the other class, but are good listeners and direction followers, and have a slightly better grasp of the basic gymnastics elements (beginning cartwheel, forward roll, etc). Way to go Peanut, we love you! No matter what sport you choose to play, or what activities you choose to be involved in, we will support you 100%. Follow your dreams and give it everything you've got <3.
Peanut is doing so well with her letters and letter sounds for school. She can't wait to start Preschool and I'm certain she'll do great. We might have a rough transition with being away from home and without family, but she's going to rock Preschool academically. So very proud of our smarty pants!
Buggy is getting more teeth, walking like crazy, crawling up the stairs, babbling all over, and causing all sorts of chaos in our home, but he is the sweetest, most loving little boy ever. He gives tons of hugs and kisses and cuddles, and is the happiest little guy. He loves to eat and is constantly asking for food. His favorite food is bananas and his favorite toys are balls and dishes and dolls. His laugh is contagious.
Last week was Bug's first week of swim lessons ever! He was a trooper with four days in a row - he was AWESOME the first two days....so happy, loved to be in the water. The last two days were a little bit colder, so he was a bit fussy, but he hung in there and had fun with his teacher, Miss Emma. We have swim lessons all summer, so hopefully he'll be a pro by the end! The first week he was the only kiddo signed up, so he got a private lesson instead of doing the mommy and me class that we anticipated. I'm curious to see if he will be the only one again for this week.
Peanut did her first week of summer swim lessons last week too. She missed one of the four days for gymnastics (which will happen most of the summer, but we knew that going in), but did a good job for the other three days. We really need to work on putting her face in the water and I think she will be ready to pass the level she's in pretty quickly. It's just a matter of how long it takes her to get comfortable going under the water. We'll see I guess.
Speaking of gymnastics, Peanut was invited to the shooting stars class, which is the advanced gymnastics class for kids ages 3 and 4. We are so proud! They basically work on the same stuff as the other class, but are good listeners and direction followers, and have a slightly better grasp of the basic gymnastics elements (beginning cartwheel, forward roll, etc). Way to go Peanut, we love you! No matter what sport you choose to play, or what activities you choose to be involved in, we will support you 100%. Follow your dreams and give it everything you've got <3.
Peanut is doing so well with her letters and letter sounds for school. She can't wait to start Preschool and I'm certain she'll do great. We might have a rough transition with being away from home and without family, but she's going to rock Preschool academically. So very proud of our smarty pants!
Buggy is getting more teeth, walking like crazy, crawling up the stairs, babbling all over, and causing all sorts of chaos in our home, but he is the sweetest, most loving little boy ever. He gives tons of hugs and kisses and cuddles, and is the happiest little guy. He loves to eat and is constantly asking for food. His favorite food is bananas and his favorite toys are balls and dishes and dolls. His laugh is contagious.
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