Tristans Swimming

Ok so tonight was Tristan's first night of his swimming lessons. He is in a class one step higher than Jacob. He can't swim but he's less shy about putting his face in the water or ducking under so they put him one step up. But the bad part is, along with the step up in class, my anxiety stepped up too lol.

I love swimming, I love water, etc etc etc, BUT I have a horrible fear of drowning for those who don't know. I have nightmares about drowning and so to watch my little boys in a pool and knowing they cant swim and trusting the teacher to take care of them... Momma gets on the edge of her seat.

Jacobs didn't bother me because the water is soooooo super shallow, Tristan's NOT SO MUCH! And they were having him do all these "swimming" type exercises lol. Oh my heavens! He loved it though... and if he looked at me I smiled and clapped, when he didn't look at me, I was clenching my teeth. At one point they had the teachers tossing the kids back and forth and they would let them land and get their heads out of water on their own. It was neat and Tristan inhaled water on a couple exercises but it didn't deter him at all! I was so proud, he just was so happy to be swimming, he enjoys it so much, he'll be a little fishie soon I'm sure!

Here are some pics from tonight :)

Swimming Lessons!

Last night was Jacob's first day of swimming lessons.
We were a bit nervous to see how he would do... only because we took them to open swim last week and Jacob decided he was better suited to sit on the side and dip his legs in lol. Eventually he decided to get in... but this was after like 30 minutes probably... and I had tried to take him in carrying him and tried to get him to go in with Daddy. He even had his lifevest on and it was still a no go!
Anyway, so you can imagine what I was thinking going to swim lessons... somebody he doesnt know telling him what to do, IN water, WITHOUT a lifevest on... yeah, have you met my son Jacob?
He did AMAZING!!! The ONLY thing he wasnt sure about was floating on his back, but with some "encouragement" (yeah thats it, encouragement) from Mom and a special little "Mom look" he went right to his teacher, amazing how that works. He held onto her arm under water for dear life, but he did it! He put his face in the water, no problem, walked and jumped back and forth end to end in the pool. They did all kinds of fun games to get the kids comfy. It was really cool.
Also, totally by accident, me and my girlfriend Danica ended up putting our boys in the same class so I had Danica to visit with and hang out with while the kids were learning. I think it made it easier for the two of them too to have someone they knew there. And it eased my anxiety and kept me occupied while my baby was in the water with someone other than me.

Here are some pics!

Family Bowling

So John and I took the boys bowling yesterday afternoon. It was awesome. They had great music playing and it was alot of fun. The only rough part was my boys are used to duck pin bowling and well, these balls are a bit heavier lol. So it took some pointers from Daddy to straighten it out..
Here are some pics. The boys had a BLAST! They can't wait to go again.

Now questions by Tristan..

I did this the other day with Jacob and decided to do Tristan's answers too ha ha :)

Kids Say Funny Things


If you feel like it - copy this and do it with your own kids...it's pretty funny -

1. What is something mom always says to you?
I love you

2. What makes mom happy?
When I give you a kiss

3. What makes mom sad?
When you hurt yourself

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
When you tickle me

5. What was your mom like as a child?
a spotty kid (spotty = freckles)

6. How old is your mom?
31? (uhh no lol.. he gave me an extra year)

7. How tall is your mom?
100 ft

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Snuggling with me

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Clean the house

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Cleaning the house

11. What is your mom really good at?
Playing with your cell phone games

12. What is your mom not very good at?
Yelling (lmao)

13. What does your mom do for a job?
Working with your sister (hahaha, in Vegas I did)

14.What is your mom's favorite food?
Salad

15.What makes you proud of your mom?
When you let me and Jacob play games

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
A fishie

17. What do you and your mom do together?
Play outside together

18. How are you and your mom the same?
Freckles, I have a little bit and you have a whole bunch

19. How are you and your mom different?
Cause you got a whole bunch of freckles and I dont

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
It's cause you always give me hugs and kisses

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
When he gives you hugs

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
Target (THAT'S MY BOY!)

Questions answered by Jacob...

I saw this on another post and had to do it!! lol

Kids Say Funny Things


If you feel like it - copy this and do it with your own kids...it's pretty funny -

1. What is something mom always says to you?
I love you

2. What makes mom happy?
Butterflies

3. What makes mom sad?
If I change Wii CD's

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Play

5. What was your mom like as a child?
a good kid

6. How old is your mom?
30 (he actually knows! lol)

7. How tall is your mom?
big!

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Wash clothes

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Cook

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Hearts (he was completely confused lol, no idea what famous means)

11. What is your mom really good at?
Driving

12. What is your mom not very good at?
Games

13. What does your mom do for a job?
Cook

14.What is your mom's favorite food?
Lunch (lmao)

15.What makes you proud of your mom?
If you laughs really hard til you cries

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
a kid

17. What do you and your mom do together?
Play

18. How are you and your mom the same?
freckles

19. How are you and your mom different?
Im 4 and youre 30

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
say it

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
Because he loves you too

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
the Store

St. Patty's Day (early)

Well we had a St. Patty's Day dinner last night with some friends... it was sooo fun! We had a great time, well aside from the kids locking themselves in the bedroom and freaking out... I'm surprised my door is in one piece still lol.
It was just your typical silly, fun, food filled, sweet filled dinner :)
Here are a TON of pics!!!