We were able to enjoy some extra fun at the pool, as the weather has been great and the pool stayed open an extra weekend. On our last few trips to the pool, Preston decided that he can jump off the diving board without my assistance! He goes up the ladder, walks to the end of the board and jumps in the water all by himself! He is getting quite independent and even tried to tell Carl that he did not need to help him get to the side of the pool! Preston also worked on teaching himself to swim! In the baby pool, he would place his face in the water and kick his feat and move his arms to swim to the side of the pool! He would often swim 3 feet or more, which we thought was pretty impressive!
Silly boy!
Preston LOVES his "surf board!"
Carl and I attended a couple of U of L football games together and enjoyed watching the Cards win and getting to tailgate with our friends.
Will and Laurel host the best tailgates! We always have a blast!
We love our new conference!
Go Cards!
We all hiked the trail though the woods that is near our house. Preston has not been since he was a baby and I could carry him, so this was his first trip as a "big boy" that could walk around and explore! We all had a great time and we made it all the way down to the creek. Evan caught lots of crayfish, which is not unusual, but he also caught nine little frogs! Preston had fun throwing rocks in the creek, as well as looking at the fish, frogs, etc. Unfortunately, the creek looked like a pool to him, so at some point, he got right in! He was SOAKED and SO tired when we needed to hike back up the trail and we knew we had to carry him back. We had no extra clothes, but thankfully, we did have extra diapers, so poor Preston had to get carried home in only a diaper! It was quite a sight, but he did not mind one bit!
Preston was very excited to go hiking!
Evan was so sweet with Preston! He took his hand and said, "Let's go explore!" It was so much fun to watch Evan help Preston discover things as we hiked!
Much like Evan, Preston loves creatures. He was so excited to see all of the frogs that Evan caught!
Preston thought getting in the creek was lots of fun!
Evan isn't allowed to keep the creatures he catches, so he likes to take pictures so that he can remember his cool finds.
Evan had his first soccer game of the season. Carl and I are amazed at the skills he retained from last year, as well as his ability to focus more. Evan enjoyed the game while he played and even had fun watching his team play and cheering for his teammates when it was his time to rest. What a great start to the soccer season!
Go Seahawks!
We went to Hayes Kennedy park and walked all the way to the river, which we have not done in awhile. Preston really enjoyed seeing the boats and running around the river bank, while Evan had fun finding "river glass." It was a nice, cool evening and Carl and I had fun watching the boys play and enjoy their time together. As a bonus, we ended our evening with a successful dinner out and watching Star Wars.
"Look, Mom! Boats!"
Explorer Evan
Evan took our picture too!
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Preston climbed and ran everywhere!
Evan loves to help his brother. Once again, he took his hand, to help him be safe by the water.
I can't forget to mention that we made a trip to Owensboro during the past few weekends too! We went to visit our friends, the Congletons, and we had a ball! We swam, played in the backyard on a giant water slide, ate, drank, and had a ball! We were so happy that we were able to make the trip and spend time with our best friends!
Evan was SO excited!
Sweet Friends (The little boys were napping.)
Preston climbed this water slide all by himself! WOW!
Being silly with Terri! These clip on earrings John won at an auction, were perfect hair accessories!
