Picture of the Day: 6/13/12

At Toys R Us playing with all the toys! We didn't let him see the one we were buying for his birthday. 

First Swimming Lesson

Simon and I had a great time at his first swimming lesson yesterday.  It was a beautiful day out and he just woke up from an almost 2 hour nap so he was in an especially good mood for the walk down there.  The Y just completed a big renovation a few weeks ago and it's really clean and nice in there.  After dropping our stuff off in the family locker room, we joined the other parents (6 moms and 1 other dad) and the kids at the side of the pool.

I was expecting a little more instruction for me on how to introduce Simon to the water or some pool safety tips for babies, but it doesn't seem like that's really what this class is all about.  The instructor just told us to all just get into the pool, so I held Simon and we walked down the steps into the shallow end.  He didn't seem surprised at the amount of water or that I was in there with him... he just kept leaning over to splash just like he does in bathtime.   When everyone was in the water, all of us stood in a big circle to start the class.

More details (but sadly, no pictures) after the jump...

Picture of the Day: 6/12/12

Ready for swimming lessons!!

Picture of the Day: 6/11/12

Backyard Play

We had a great weekend playing in the backyard and with the sprinkler. The water is really cold though, so Simon's teeth chatter like crazy if he's in the water for too long - even on the 90 degree days. We have solved that problem by having Alan give Simon fly-by's of the sprinkler. I don't know how well it came across in the video, but  Simon is absolutely thrilled by the flying.

Three videos follow the break... including lots of walking, some crawling, some flying and more than anything else lots of water!

Picture of the Day: 6/9/12

Ribfest!

Video of the Day: 6/8/12

So sweet!