The Little Gym

The little boys got to start their gymnastics classes the same week that Nathaniel started his swim team. They LOVED it. My friend Ginny is helping me take them each week, which makes it even possible. We each chase after one, and get a workout. Joel is in blue in the pictures and Seth in green.

Seth wants to know how this works . . . He is Will's son.

Summer Time

I am really behind on some pictures, but here are some fun things we have done lately. First of all, coloring and arts and crafts have been huge this summer. We're just drawing here, and the squirrel hat was made at church but it's fun to wear.

We went to a Kabuki place for the first time ever to celebrate a friend's baptism. Look who can use chopsticks!

With Olivia and Isabella

We don't eat out a lot, so I guess we take pictures when we do. This is the soft serve ice cream all over his face.

We do gymnastics once a week during the summer. He LOVES it.

Dirt all over her nose. It's rained a lot.

Playing with some train stickers was a fun activity during the rain.

We made a cake for Daddy for Mommy and Daddy's anniversary with fresh blueberries. Nathaniel loves to bake.

A good friend gave him these train overalls . . . I think his expression says it all.

And last a little indoor playing at McDonald's with a friend . . . indoor playing is all you can do in this heat for now.

Random Summer Fun

Yesterday was Nathaniel's first day of gymnastics class all by himself . . . last year I was inside helping him. He did great and had a blast. Hard to take pictures behind the glass where I watched.

Tuckered out after a day at the beach . . .

And a few shots of a house concert that Will and I attended last week. We do still do fun things by ourselves (occasionally). :)

And some patience while waiting for ice cream at a birthday party . . .

The patience pays off . . .

We are having a great summer so far. It is flying by!

Today at Gymnastics

Today we were supposed to be throwing some small balls back and forth to each other, and Nathaniel got up and ran to the plastic bin that holds all of the balls. He put it on his head as a hat and ran back to me to resume playing ball.

The teacher saw what he did, as well as the other moms, and they just died laughing. His teacher was nice and said he was a very creative thinker. I told her that was pretty much Nathaniel, in a nutshell.

He was the only kid to say his name out loud  and introduce himself when we went around in a circle (the others were too shy). 

He loves his gymnastics class so much. Everyone comments on what a happy boy he is!

The only downside from today is that I have a fat lip from when I didn't get out of the way of a tumbling Nathaniel fast enough. It just goes with the territory. :)