Swim Time

Kellen started swim lessons today. It's a parent-n-me class, and Danelle goes in the water with him. Danelle said that he did very well and is really comfortable in the water. He likes the 'Humpty Dumpty' routine where he gets to sit on the edge of the pool and jumps in to Danelle.

We got the kids outside a bunch again today, and got the lawn mowed too. Couldn't get the trimmer started, so that got added to the project list. Kristin practiced on her new bike, this time with the training wheels on. She was a little more confident on it today than yesterday.

Kellen got out Kristin's old Dora scooter and wanted a ride. He actually balanced very well on it while I pushed him. He fell a couple times, but there were no tears. Just an 'uh-oh', and then he'd climb back on. He also enjoyed helping Danelle water the garden and when they were done he took a shot at turning the hose back on. He knows how to do it, just isn't quite strong enough yet.

One of our neighbors had an estate sale today. He's moving to a retirement home. His house wasn't on the market very long. Twelve days or something like that. We'll have a new neighbor by the end of the month. We'll miss Duane, he was a good neighbor.

The kids chased each other about the house a bit today. The happy scene in the photo ended badly when Kellen used the toy in his hand to hit his sister on the head. We've introduced him to 'time-outs' now.