Books and Blooms, Again

Carter and I went to the Books and Blooms program at the UT Gardens again today. Today's theme was hummingbirds. After listening to a few stories about hummingbirds, we made feeders. Actually, I made Carter's feeder while he squirmed in my lap.


It's basic - just a plastic cup with a ribbon and decorated with a Sharpie - but the program and materials are free!

The most entertaining part to me was one little boy that showed up (I never saw a parent) who was about 6 with a mohawk, no shirt, one red glove, and soccer cleats on. Interesting.

After the program, Carter and I went over to the Third Creek Greenway and ran 4 miles. The greenway is shaded so it wasn't too hot for the little guy and he even got a nap in during the run.

Carter and I went to swimming lessons again tonight. My mom got here this afternoon and is staying with us for a week and a half so she came to the pool with us and took a few pictures.



Carter did awesome. The teacher, Miss Sherry, was impressed with how comfortable he is in the water. I even put Carter's face in the water a couple of times and he didn't mind. A trick Miss Sherry taught us was to blow in the baby's face right before putting it in the water because that often causes them to scrunch up their face and hold their breath. It seemed to work!