More Swimming

We got VERY lucky last week and AJ had a private swim lesson. It wasn't planned, but for one reason or another, the other kids didn't show up. It was 30 minutes of just AJ. And he did AMAZINGLY well! With the help of Mr.Jason, his instructor, he went to the bottom of the pool a few times to get a ring. He jumped off the side a bunch of times and for the first time, he actually used his big arms to swim. I was so proud of his bravery. The entire time he was confident and wanted to keep trying more things. Jason and I were both there and we both smiled and laughed the entire time, just amazed at his bravery and how well he's doing.
Here's a few videos:

Memorial Weekend!

Wow, what a FANTASTIC weekend! My plan this weekend was to enjoy it and not over plan. We didn't HAVE to do anything, only the things we wanted to.

I had AJ Friday and Sat. He was with Jason Sunday and then I got him back Monday late morning. It was pretty much perfect because I got a ton of great AJ time and had about 24 hours of ME time too and I got a lot of things I wanted to do, done.

In a nutshell, we had a picnic at the park Saturday where AJ met a cute friend. He rode his Big Wheel around and played. Then, that afternoon we went to Smart Cow frozen yogurt and then watched a movie at home.

Sunday, he and I went to church and then I took him to Jason's. I went shopping and took advantage of some GREAT sales! I got a ton of stuff. 4 pairs of pants, a few shirts, a pair of sandals and I got AJ some PJ's. I didn't spend much either because of gift cards :) Always makes it more fun! Then, when I got home, I decided to clean out my closet (much needed!) and then hung a shelf in my family room. (Proud moment doing that myself!) Then I watched a movie, read a little and went to bed early. In fact, I got great sleep THREE NIGHTS IN A ROW! I don't think this has happened in 4 years!

Yep, I hung that. :)

Today, Monday, I woke up early and did a ton of cooking. Then, I picked up AJ and we went to the neighborhood pool that just opened this weekend! It was a bit windy, but we had a blast! AJ has grown up sooooo much since last summer! He made a few friends and played in the water for 3 hours! We ate lunch and he got an Otter Pop. He couldn't stop talking about this girl, Zia, who he played with. He was totally into her. :)

Here's a few pics!

1st day at the pool 2012!

Playing with Zia

Yummy Otter Pop!

May Pictures



I got him a new costume :)

Sitting out on our (tiny) patio having dinner

3 1/2 year old boys legs.. OUCH! (by the way, they don't hurt him or bother him a bit!)

Surfing off some sugar after frozen yogurt!

Now that AJ goes to school 5 days a week, we pack his lunch on Fridays. It's fun :)

Swimming May 2012

AJ is still doing swim lessons and it's been very hit or miss. You really never know if he's going to be amazing and brave or hate it and cry for 30 minutes. This past week, he cried for 30 minutes BEFORE class- saying he didn't want to go and that he was scared (which he certainly wasn't) but when we got there, he did amazingly well. Here's a short video of him jumping in. I'm VERY proud!

Preschool Spring Program 2012

AJ had his Spring Program last week and it was awesome! He seemed much more focused and into it this time around. He loved that Jason and I were in the crowd and at times seemed to show off a bit :) Soooo proud of him! Here's basically the whole thing broken into a few videos. Keep in mind when watching that I found myself watching him, rather than the video and therefore some of this is kinda messy.

The Entrance
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Spring Program



Take Me Home, Country Road

 

Pete The Cat

AJ,  Grandma and Papa! May 2012

Recognizing Letters

AJ is getting REALLY good at recognizing his letters! Last night, he wanted to read a book titled, How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night. He recognized every single letter! I was sooooo impressed! Just a few weeks ago- maybe a month ago- he could only recognize a few letters, so this is huge! I love seeing him learn :)

We're going to work a lot more on reading and spelling. He knows how to spell Hot, Max, Dax so far.

Kinda off topic, but here's a picture of AJ this morning just as he woke up and came into my bed. He know's he is allowed to come in after the sun comes up. It's fun to snuggle and watch TV together for a bit before we have to get ready for the day :)

He has everything he  needs. Milk, kitty and his dragon pillow :) Happy Boy!