Lil' swimmer

Today the kids and I went to Ashby Park with a bunch of friends and had a wonderful time! We packed a picnic lunch and the kids splashed around with their friends for several hours. It was so much fun, and such a beautiful day!!

It was also Andrew's first trip to a pool, and wow.... he had a blast! He was in awe of all the water, and squealed non-stop for the first hour! Much like Katherine, little Andrew has no fear. He was crawling all over the place, racing for toys and splashing like a crazy man. He was all smiles!

Since keeping up with Andrew occupied 100% of my time, I didn't get any good pictures of Katherine, Caleb or Morgan (my niece who was also with us). However, I was able to get some of Andrew. So -- on to the good stuff -- PICTURES!!

Here's my little man getting his first peek at the water!

Starting off slow --

All smiles and loving it!

At this point, the camera had to be put away. He was splashing so much and crawling all over the place, that there was NO WAY I could take care of him and not get the camera wet!

After a fun filled morning of swimming, we pulled out our picnic and ate lunch. After Andrew was finished eating, he started playing with the cooler.... pulling things out, trying to eat the ice packs and standing up beside it. All of a sudden, he falls -- FACE FIRST over the top and lands with his face on the cement. I was right there. However, in that split second, I couldn't grab him. Oh man did he have a good cry. He could hardly catch his breath at times. The poor little guy was left with a horrible rash all over the side of his face from the cement. UUUUUGH! I feel so badly for him!

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Today it dawned on me -- Katherine starts school in three weeks. THREE WEEKS. Where did the summer go? UUUUUGH. It seems like school just go out, and now the kids are almost ready to go back. I hate it! So, we are making the most of every day, and trying to fit in everything we want to do before Aug. 24th....

Tomorrow -- Adventureland here we come!!