Swimming

This summer we had both kids in swim lessons and although it would have been ideal to have them at the same time, that just didn't work out by the time I signed them up.  However, it worked to our advantage since we were able to go to the pool for 16 days for less than it would've cost us to go just 3 times! Crazy, but worth it.

Ben is starting to really enjoy the water more than his first swim lessons, although he's still really hesitant to go under water or float on his back.  We're slowly working on those pieces, but he did go off the diving board his last day of lessons.  And when I mean he went off the diving board, one teacher handed him from the diving board to a teacher in the water.  Regardless, he got over the fear of not wanting to do it and then liked it.  And that is a milestone.

blowing bubbles

Ashey (as Ben calls her) is quite the opposite in the water.  She loves it.  And although she loves it, there is no fear in the water which scares me.  She will literally walk into the water up to her chin and then try to sit down.  Someone always has to be within arms reach of her at all times as we've had to pull her up from the water pretty regularly.  And when she gets up, she laughs and smiles and keeps walking deeper.   Trouble.....but she loves it so much.  She even enjoys the slides which Ben is finally not scared to go down this year.  Her independence is still going strong in wanting to do things herself and of course trying to do anything and everything Ben does regardless of if we want her to - take the good with the bad I guess.

Other random pics - bike day and car wash day.