Safari Greg, Swimming, & Meditation

Yesterday we went to the Green Hills Library to see Safari Greg.  We saw him last year at the downtown library with Jen and Chase.  The show was a little different but still really entertaining for the kids.  Unfortunately it was insanely crowded and Missy and Heather couldn't really get their kids into the room and left before we got to catch up.  Luckily the boys and I got there early and got to sit in the very front.

Some of the animals that Safari Greg brought along this time were a milk snake, bearded lizard, and boa constrictor.

Carter even got to touch the 10 foot long boa!!!  (Rylan had no desire to do it.)

Today Jen invited us to go swimming at her neighborhood pool.

Before going to the pool, we stopped by Target this morning to get Rylan a new swim vest.  He never wore his one from last year and it is officially too small.  We got the only type Target had which is slightly different and harder to get on (you have to pull it over your head instead of stepping into it).  It was really hard to get on but we did it.  However, that didn't mean Rylan wanted to use it!  Rylan has not been interested in getting in the water at all this year (this was only our third time to a pool this summer though).  Finally, during the last hour we were there, I convinced Rylan to go on the long ledge along one of the sides.  And as he warmed up to the water, he pretended to swim back and forth on the ledge as he kicked his feet and walked on his hands.  And I was able to convince him to blow bubbles too.  I'm just happy he had his whole body in finally!

Carter wanted another floatation layer out of his vest so he's down 2 layers for the year so far (I think there are either 2 or 3 left).  He did fine though.  Maybe by the end of summer he won't need any assistance.  I probably should enroll him in actually lessons some time!

We ran errands after naps today.  As we were getting to the car, I noticed Carter doing this ...

I was so lost!  I had to ask him, "Where'd you learn that???"  He reminded me that when we were at Airlie Gardens with mom, they had a frog sculpture exhibit and one of the frogs was doing that (he had asked what the frog was doing when we saw it and I had it explained it to him).  Funny little man!