Swim lessons...Week 2!

Grady was not a trooper the first week of swim lessons, but week 2 was a whole new frontier!!! He did great, and considering he was the smallest in the class, I was SUPER proud of him! He got his very own certificate at the end of the week, and is now qualified to move on to Level 2! Here is a little video I caught during the week! He also made a little girlfriend, and you can check out his moves in video 3!

Fountains!

It does not get much cuter than this meatball

Grady & Gal-Pal Ella!

Surprise attack from fountains!

Wednesday mornings have become our playdate time with Ella Copeland...she is the jelly to Grady's peanutbutter...they are soooo much alike...both have moments of sheer adorable, smart, sweetness...and moments of "high emotion" (a.k.a. moody, willfull, you fill in the blank...). For some reason when they are together they balance each other out, and play together in perfect harmony...this day we took them to the shooting fountains at Easton Mall, and they enjoyed running in the water & playing with the beach balls. Chase spectated per usual, and I believe dreamed that night of running through those fountains himself.

Swim Lessons!!

Grady and his teacher, "floating"...he was a little cautious

Grady had his first ever swim lesson last night, and I hate to admit it, but expectations were low...BUT, it went well! It took him a minute to warm up, but he seemed to catch on to the idea, and things went smoothly! Whew!!

Love Bugs!

Took some pics in the front yard...thought they were really sweet.

A Day At The Zoo!!!

A REAL Bobcat!!! An OU one!

Baby Beco!

Polar Bear Exhibit!

Nick took some days off last week, and it was WONDERFUL!!! We never get to spend this much family time together, so we were in heaven! Our first day off we decided to take the boys to the zoo (the first time for both of them), and we had a GREAT time! I had not been to our zoo in many years, and I had forgotten what a jewel this place is...It is ranked #1 in the country, and sometimes you don't see what is right under your nose! In the last year they had a new baby elephant born at the zoo, adopted a baby gorilla, had 2 lion cubs, and just opened a polar bear underwater exhibit!! It was amazing! Grady is very into animals right now, and it was neat to see him actually process that he was seeing these animals in REAL life. ADORABLE! He mentioned the zoo for the next 5-6 days, and even Sunday at church he said "zoo day?" Can't wait to go back!

Bath Time!

This was our 1st joint bath for Grady & Chase! It is MUCH easier to stick them both in there together now that Chase has grown out of the baby tub. They both loved it!