We May Have a Golfer...

Craig always hits golf balls, the soft ones, in the hallway upstairs. Lately Jake has been picking up the club and bringing it to us to help him hit the ball. He loves it, there isn't one time that we are upstairs that he doesn't want to hit the ball. Tonight he picked up the club and went around hitting the golf balls! Craig has been trying to get James into golf and James likes it but I think Jake might be the one who REALLY likes it! Check out the video of Jake tonight! Oh and turn down your volume so you don't have to hear James screaming in the background!

We Have a SWIMMER!!

I am so sad swim is over. The last day was yesterday. James did so well. Tom wanted the parents to get in the pool with the kids for one day so the parent gets the "power" in the pool and he could show you how to continue practicing with them. What to do and what not to do. So I got into the pool yesterday with James and Jake. Luckily my Mom was with me to help with Jake. Tom first showed me what to do with Jake and to only do about 3 swims with him. I just can't get over how it is just a natural thing for babies to hold their breath. After that my Mom took Jake and I practiced with James. James was excited for Mommy to get in the pool and wanted me to "swim". I kept telling him I am and he was getting kinda upset, he wanted to me to go under! Mommy doesn't want to get her hair wet! Good example huh? It was freezing outside and we weren't going home after the lesson! James is just a fish in the water, he loves swimming now. He was jumping in off the side and swimming to me with no problems! I can't wait for summer now so we can go swimming all the time! I have a feeling we will be at my Mom's every day in the pool!

I am so thankful for Tom and can't wait for Jake to do lessons with him!

Sadies

Saturday night Brianna went to Sadie Hawkins at her school. She asked a boy who is a friend named Bo that she has known since elementary school. The theme of the dance was Disney so Brianna and Bo wore Power Ranger shirts.

They went with a group of her friends. They met at her friend Brooke's house and Brooke's parents prepared dinner for them. Everyone chipped in and brought something.

Brooke's Mom made these cute little name tags with a picture of everyone's character!

Brianna and a couple of her girlfriends

They had a fun time at the dinner. They were disappointed in the dance. :(

Jake Swimming

Today when we were at swim lessons we were waiting for the others to get there. Tom asked me if I wanted him to take Jake in. So I said sure!
Here are two small videos of Jake!

Swim 2 TOM

About 10 years ago Brianna did swim lessons from a man named Tom. He teaches with a tough love kind of approach. He is 76 years old and has been teaching for 52 years, he has a degree in child psychology, and he has a very big ego. He has taught all around the world and more than 89,000 students. When Brianna took lessons I learned real fast who was boss in the water and to keep my mouth shut. Brianna was in a group lesson and she was fooling around with one of her cousins. I told her to pay attention and he heard me and told me, "Where were you when I started teaching, I didn't need your help then and I don't need it now." So I kept my mouth shut from then on!
James started lessons this week. I am so glad he is still teaching and we were fortunate enough to have him teach James. James had swim lessons last year so he remembered that he didn't like it. The first day he cried the in the car, he cried when we got there and he cried in the pool. The second day he threw a tantrum when I was trying to get him ready to go to swim. He cried all the way there, which is a long time since it is in Newport and takes us 25 minutes to get there. I had to carry him and Jake into the backyard and put him in the pool while he was crying. The third day he threw a fit again getting ready, cried for about the first 15 minutes in the car and didn't cry again the whole time we were there! YEAH! I guess he realized crying wasn't going to help him. This morning he asked if we were going to swimming and I said yes. He whined a bit but that was all. He got dressed nicely, no crying in the car and walk all by himself into the backyard got into the pool by himself and actually enjoyed himself. He was asking if it was his turn and jumping into Tom's arms! James was in need of some tough love! Today he did not want to get out and was crying in the car that he wanted TO go swim!!!


Tuesday at the lesson Jake was walking all around and I of course was following him all around making sure he wasn't going to fall into the pool. Tom told me to stop following him and let him go and if he falls in he will learn his lesson. So of course I try to listen but it is hard to just let him go. I think my instinct takes over and I can't help but be on my toes. Yesterday Tom said he needed to tie me to a chair. I said yes, I guess he will be fine since you are in the pool. So I tried to let him go a bit more. Well in this picture below you see that little hole the fountain pours into...Jake loves putting his hand in there and he missteps and falls in! So now he is SOAKING wet. Tom tells me to take off all of his clothes and diaper and give Jake to him. I said that is what you wanted to happen huh! He kinda laughed. So I gave him Jake. Jake swam the whole width of the pool! It was SO crazy! Needless to say, Jake will start lessons with Tom in August!

I was so bummed I didn't have my camera with me yesterday to film Jake. But here is a little video of James today!

Did YOU get into the SUGAR??

When James does something he shouldn't have and I ask him if he did it he always tells me he did it. Until yesterday. He got into the sugar bowl and had sugar all over his nose. I asked him if he ate the sugar and he he told me NO! Uh Oh...the start of trying to hide things, he is getting wiser!

Happy Easter

James was so excited Easter was here. He really is old enough now to get it. He literally ran downstairs to see what the Easter Bunny brought him!

Looking at all his goodies

Daddy showing James how to work a PEZ dispenser!

Jake taking his stuff out of his basket

More please

Jake found an egg!

James hogging the eggs!

The last one, James had a hard time finding this one!

Jake in his Sunday best

The Fam

James was so good in church. It was the first time he didn't have to be taken outside and he was quiet and well behaved.He got a doughnut for good behavior!

After church James could not wait to get home to draw a track with his sidewalk chalk that he got in his basket.
Daddy drawing the track.

James riding the track and Jake walking the track!

We went over to my Aunt Rochelle's house for a yummy dinner. Craig is holding Jade, getting to see what it is like to hold a quiet little girl!

Jake and Jade

We hope everyone had a Happy Easter!

Coloring Eggs!!

YAY! We finally get to color eggs! James has been asking to color eggs for about 2 weeks now. Brianna and James colored all the eggs. James did such a good job listening and following directions!
James waiting patiently

Trying to figure out what this thing does

Jake trying to see what is going on

So exciting!!

Putting the egg in

Trying to get the egg out

Wow, look at those!

The kids with the eggs