For the first time in a long time, we actually have structured activities on Saturday morning. Max has been talking about starting up swim class for a few weeks now, and it was finally time to see if he would enjoy it to his expectations.

So far, so good.

For his first week, he did quite well. His typically shy demeanor had me worried about how he'd handle a new teacher, but he was on board from the moment he sat down on his little foam turtle.

He even managed a little free swimming.

His teacher did a great job getting him comfortable in the water, and I'm sure we'll have plenty of photos and videos to share as his skills progress. I'll try to keep you updated on the various rewards he brings home each Saturday.

Lei Five.

Unfortunately, shortly after we returned from swim class I succumbed to yet another bout of illness (this has to stop soon, right?) that prevented me from accompanying Christy for the rest of the day. This means I didn't get any photos of Blakely's birthday party or the after-party they held for Christy. I'm told everyone had a good time while I was curled up in a ball.

Fortunately, the following morning I was well enough to help Christy take care of the boys so she could get a little extra rest. It also gave me a chance to snap a few photos of the kiddos.

This lasted about three seconds before Owen launched back off of the couch to wander away.

This thing was a point of high contention, as the boys spent way too much time trying to steal it from each other.

Luckily Owen got distracted from time to time with things Max doesn't use anymore.

That pretty much rounds it out for the photos for the week. If you want to see a few more, you can click here. Otherwise, you can stick around a bit and see something that's been sorely lacking for a while around here.

Shaking

You might want to turn your speakers down a little. They found these things in the play room and did this for as long as we could stand it.

Bubbles

Owen has started talking a little, but mostly just a few words here and there. This is one of our current favorites.

Now that I'm (presumably temporarily) feeling better I dedicated some time to getting a nice batch of videos ready to present. I'll try to get a post up each night for the rest of the week, then do a couple more nights next week to finish out the batch. Wish me luck!