Back at It

Now that Eric has been cleared for full work release and all activities, we have resumed family swim time. Last year, we did this weekly at thy gym when the weather was chilly. And then when it was gorgeous outside, we would head to the club house at one of the private golf courses (it's nice to know people) and cool off in the pool. This year, we hope to do much of the same. Today, we took Carter to the gym. His swimming is leagues better this year - I can tell he definitely listens better on how to kick and use his arms. I clearly need to get him into lessons, or just teach him since I was in swimming lessons my entire childhood. Might as well do it myself instead of paying someone else, right? Here are some shots from today.Gee, I can't tell if he's having any fun!!

After spending quite a bit of time jumping in, we ditched the pool and headed for the hot tub. He LOVES the bubbles. Can't say that I blame him - it's quite relaxing after splashing all over the pool. I'm sure we will be back next weekend!

Mr. Attitude?

I stuck Carter in the direct sunlight today, hoping to catch his baby-blues.....and I told him to give me a big boy smile. This is what he gave me.

Hmmm.....thanks for trying, buddy! ;)

Cartoon

Everything is always more fun in cartoon! Especially chasing geese through a park!

Book Review: The Host

I have gotten away from doing these, and I think it's time to revive the habit. I LOVE reading. I feel lost when I don't have a good book in my life. I just finished up with a book called "The Host" (I understand you are supposed to underline book titles, but Blogger doesn't let me and it drives me nuts - just thought I would point that out.).

This book was referred to me by my best friend, Meag. She actually loaned it to me back in November when I went to visit her, and for some reason, I just now got around to it. The author is Stephenie Meyer......if that name doesn't ring a bell to any of you, she wrote the Twilight saga. This book is not a vampire book. However, it is science fiction, which I noticed right off the bat.....which is not my preferred genre. Meag told me to stick with the book because it was really good. So I struggled through the first 5 or 6 chapters, wondering how I was going to finish 619 pages of it. And somewhere around the 6th chapter, I was hooked. And I finished the book 3 days later. It was that good. Yes, it does involve aliens, of sorts. And a love story. And conflict. I highly recommend this book. I also did a little bit of research and Meyer plans to write two sequels to this book and it's also been picked up to be turned into a movie, which I'm extremely excited about. If you want to dive into a fantastic book that is maybe a little out of your normal genre, I definitely recommend this book.

New Family Pictures

Eric's mom took us out today for some updated family pictures. We haven't done any serious ones since the summer of our wedding. Needless to say, we were due.

We had quite an adventure with Carter today.

There were geese all over the place and he was sprinting from one side of the park to the other, trying to catch up to them.

From time to time, we caught up to him and made him sit down for a picture....which was still quite difficult.

It was a gorgeous day to be outside and it was a fun outing......and I'm pleased to say we got some shots that will be on full display at our house.

Thanks Michelle!!!

Happy Birthday!!!

Wishing my fabulous mother-in-law a wonderful birthday today!! We hope it's a good one!