Monday night for FHE, we walked to Sherwood Forrest, a fun little park that is a couple blocks away. We are really getting into walking and try and walk anywhere that we can. Calvin had a lot of fun, but was not ready to leave when we were. He has what we like to call a bit of a stand off/full throttle syndrome. He stands and watches the other kids play for the first 15 minutes then all of a sudden hits the play ground full throttle! So, we always have to plan on staying for a while to account for the stand off part.
Tuesday we had our very own handy helper come over! My sister Cami (7) came over for the day and was very helpful! She occupied Calvin, held the baby, and even threw away dirty diapers for me. Having an extra set of hands was great! I can't wait until my boys are that helpful! Calvin is a little confused on her name, though. He INSISTS she's Casi (her sister), but he says it so cute, even she doesn't mind!
Calvin got his first swim lesson this week and did GREAT!! My friend Hilary invited us to join her boys for a free lesson with her cousin at the Tennis and Swim Club. Cal joined his friend Preston in some water games. Alyssa (the instructor) was impressed at how well he does in the water. He was kicking his feet like a pro! His favorite part was when she sang the Humpty Dumpty song and pulled him across the pool.
Saturday was a busy, yet fun day! First we drove down to SLO for the bank bbq. They had amazing food and fun stuff for the kiddos. Calvin got a fun Tiger hat (he roars soo cute when you say tiger) and the only two bouncy balls there were. Needless to say, he was VERY happy! Jeff even won $25 playing bean bag toss. (They didn't announce that they were playing, otherwise I would have totally won- Hilary can attest to my amazing bean bag skills! lol) There are quite a few little boys Calvin's age amongst the bank families, so he had a blast playing at the play ground with them! The park was located in the middle of a really cute development, one that we would love to live in someday! :) We got home just in time for my Scentsy party and rushed to get the food ready. The party was a success and we had fun talking, sniffing, and eating for a couple of hours! Boston was such a trooper the entire day. He smiled for the people at the BBQ and slept for the whole party, I love how easy and laid back my boys are!
Ever since his swim lesson, Calvin had been DYING to go swimming again. He would come up to us and say "swimm" or "wahtre" (water to you and me), so on Sunday we went out to my parent's house early and took him swimming while they were still at church. Since the bottom pool was being occupied, we chilled up at the top and Calvin finally got comfortable enough to walk around on his own! I love that the 2 upper pools are shallow enough for him to play and not have to be held, he has so much more fun that way! Boston was our official sunscreen holder for the duration of our stay in the pool! He's such a good baby and just hangs out on the side while we swim! I can't wait until next summer when we'll have them both swimming around! But for now I am DEFINITELY enjoying my baby!
That's all of the excitement for this week from my end. I'm sure Jeff has a few funny stories about the boys to share next! He is such a great daddy and husband to us! I couldn't ask for a better man in my life and feel so blessed to be married to him!
I have just a few things to comment on. First is BOOYAH! I sometimes say that word when I get excited or finish a project or something like that, so Calvin has picked up on that. I was changing his diaper the other morning and I set the clean diaper next to him, he picked it up and threw it at me and said "BEEYAH!" He is too smart for his own good. I also taught him to say sizzle, he says it really cute. Sundays are our most exciting days I feel like. We got to church early so we got a comfy seat. I scooted all the way to the end, but Calvin wanted to stay in the center of the pew so that only one other couple could sit in our row. He was highly entertaining though. He played with everyone around him sang some songs really loudly and then during the Sacrament hymn, he stands up on the pew and starts dancing. I know you are not supposed to laugh at that kind of behavior, but Cindy and I couldn't help ourselves. Sara Smith asked us to play a part in the primary's sharing time. I was to play the part of Elijah and Cindy played the widow and Boston played the widow's son. So we are outside of the church building, I am have a red sheet wrapped around me like a robe, Arny Zombrunnen was dressed up like Moses with a snuggly on in the very front of the church, and Aaron Keep was in one of the air conditioning cages with stuffed animal lions playing Daniel. People walking by and driving by must have confirmed their belief that the Mormons are crazy. Boston is growing like crazy... he is already in 3-6 month clothes!! When we were about to leave on a walk the other night, I took the pacifier out of Boston's mouth and he had the hugest smile on his face, he is so darn cute. I love my kids, I love my wife, I love my life!
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