Nap Time!

Oh how I love nap time! It is the only time I can get something done. We have been so busy lately that these are the only pictures I have to share. Nicholas and Stella are both asleep right now....well at least Stella is. Nick just woke up. Well, he was sleeping with his stool on top of him. When he puts it over his back, he says he's a turtle! Sooo clever! He must still be tired though. I was out running errands today and we were over at JoAnn's. I had remembered reading about a kids play place over there and thought I would seek it out. It was pretty cool. It was $5 for 30 min. It was basically an old store that had been filled with a bunch of those air-inflated toys- like those bounce houses. Anyway it was a perfect place for me to contain Nicholas while I fed Stella. When he walked into the play area his head was just spinning; he didn't know what to start playing on first! He had so much fun. Stella even got to play a little before our time was up! Well, today I need to start sewing Nicholas' halloween costume. He has a costume party on Monday. How's that for a deadline!


Think it's time for us to get a new camera? That one of Stella is pretty bad.

First Swim Lesson

I can't believe it, but Nicholas had his first swimming lesson last night! It all happened so fast, too. I mean, I didn't even realize he was enrolled in the class until Sunday night, at, oh, 10pm! I had emailed the swimming coordinator just to ask about lessons. I truly figured that he was too young right now anyway. So she emailed me back and asked for his name and age and mentioned something about the October session. Then last Wednesday I realized that October was in a few days! So I emailed her again (emailing is the only way you can reach this lady, too) and asked what I had to do next. I hadn't heard anything. Then Sunday night, I was reading my emails and I got one from her that said "nothing, see you Monday." So then my heart started pounding...Monday was tomorrow!! Good thing Suzanne brought Nicholas a swim suit when she came to viisit! (thanks again!) I was officially over-scheduled yesterday. Yoga was in the morning. Then I had invited friends down to play and have lunch with Nicholas because he has been asking everyday for about three months if they could come over. I finally just called my girlfriends to come down. Then I had to get the kids to nap...which Nicholas did NOT! ugh! Then I started dinner because I was bringing dinner to my friend who just had a baby. Shawn was having a friend over to watch the game and eat. And I called his wife to come over, too, after she finished up work. Then Nicholas and I were off to swimming lessons. whew. But I couldn't believe it... Nicholas was all the way across the pool from me and he was just having the best time. I don't think he stopped talking the entire forty minute lesson. I noticed a couple times he missed his "turn" because he was just yapping and not paying attention to the instructor. He is probably too young. But, we are in the class so I will see how it goes. I am just hoping that in a couple more lessons he starts to listen and get the hang of it. I am not hoping he will become an olympic swimmer, just that if I take him to the water park he will be able to kick and paddle and not be scared. He did awesome before when we went to the waterpark, but that was before we had Stella. And this place is awesome, so I want to take him this winter. Oh, yeah, it is an indoor waterpark. They have a toddler time during the day and the little ones can play on the big pirate ship and go down the little water slides. Shawn and I like going, too. Anyway, here are some pictures from his lesson. Yes, they are blurry. I sat really, really far away.

Nick trying to enter the pool before he is allowed

Nick waiting his turn.

Noodle ride.

Fetch.