Project 2011: Through His Eyes, Part 34

Total fail last week - total.  There were four pictures on his camera.  Four! We just have a million things going on in our life right now, so the camera took a back seat. Shocker, I know! But we will get back on track.

Well, That Didn't Work Out as Planned

A couple weekends ago, we had an end-of-the-season BBQ with the softball folks.  A family friend usually hosts these BBQs at her house because she has a big pool.  This year, Carter was all about the swimming- as he is with every single pool, lake, river or body of water he comes across.  So Cyndi, our family friend, suggested that Carter take private swimming lessons with her.  She has been teaching swimming lessons for 30 years now, and we were certain that Carter was ready.  So we made arrangements to be at her house every evening after work, to cram in the lessons before we headed out on vacation.  The first lesson was wonderful!

Doing a tummy float for 10 seconds

 Waiting his turn while the other boy learned.

 Doing back floats - which was huge because he HATES to float on his back.

 Kicking

 And doing a sitting dive into the water, to glide into a tummy float.

And after the first lesson, it all went to hell.  We're not sure what happened, but he suddenly claimed to be scared of the water, and that the water was hurting him.  Both of which we KNEW were not true because the kid is a fish in the water.  He would spend every waking moment swimming if we let him. So the second lesson was somewhat productive, though he stopped listening to Cyndi - at which point, we pulled him out of the water and took him home.  He pulled the same stunt the third lesson, which we also cut short.  And the fourth lesson, last night, was the final straw.  He was literally screaming bloody murder, and to the point where he was about to hyperventilate.  It was AWFUL.  So Cyndi and I had a talk, and decided it was probably best for everyone if we just discontinue the lessons for now, and pick them up at another time when Carter is feeling a little more ready to learn.

I'm quite confused as to what happened because Carter LOVES the water.  But he has himself convinced that swimming is the devil right now, so there's no point in making him miserable or pushing the issue to where he actually does develop a fear of water.

So, until the time is right.....no more swimming lessons.  :(

Introducing Kya!

Well we added another member to our family.  I have to say, I have spent years and years browsing the internet, trying to find a husky that was both local and affordable.  Sometimes I would find one that was local, but definitely not within my price range.  And other times, I would find one that was within my price range, but it was too far away.  Well, last week I finally stumbled upon someone local, who had a litter of five husky pups AND the price was right.  So I practically drove like a maniac to the person's house, because I knew these puppies would go fast.  And they did.  They were all gone within 2 days, so I got there just in time and still got the specific puppy I wanted.  We played with her a bit and then brought her to our house - her new home.

 I have seriously wanted one of these dogs my entire life and I am beyond excited to finally have one!  She is the cutest little dog and so fun to play with!

 The first night, she slept inside with us....because I'm a softy and all.  But after that first night, she has been an outside dog at night, and she has done really well.  No whining, no barking, no chewing.  That makes me a very happy mama!

 And Carter just loves playing with her - she is pretty much his size right now, so they make good play partners.  And she totally snuggles up to Kendall, too.  Melts my heart!

 I got her a collar last night and we'll be going to the pet store Monday to get more stuff for her, including ID tags.  The person who sold her to me told us that one of the other pups had been stolen right out of their front yard.  Seriously - who steals puppies?!

So that's the newest member of our family. And we are nuts, right? A baby AND a puppy?  Yeah, we have our work cut out!

Project 2011: Through His Eyes, Part 33

Here are Carter's photos from this last week:

Kendall and her Grammy

 His dinosaur flash cards

 Bringing Kya home

 Hannah

 Run, Carter! Run!

 Can't forget about Brittany!

Adventures at the Fair

Today was family day at the Fair, so we bought our advanced tickets early last week to take advantage of the good deals.  It was hot, but the crowds were quite minimal, considering.  There was a lot to see, so we were busy and moving the entire time.  Here are some photos of our day!

 Me with my second place bridge photo.  I was so proud!!

 The butterfly exhibit was a lot of fun!

We tried to go to the stingray exhibit, but they were closed for about an hour, so we decided to just skip that and go get a puppy!  Stay tuned for a formal introduction, soon!