Our Little Swimmers

We have been bringing the kids swimming at our gym the last 2 weeks to get Taylor ready to start her first swimming lessons in April.  We went yesterday and the kids had a blast.  We were taking turns with the kids dunking them, getting them used to putting their face in the water, and kicking their feet.  Taylor asked for goggles so she could see in the water.  So, Scott got out of the pool and went and bought goggles for all 3 kids at the front desk.  Here is Taylor and Christian modeling their goggles (Luke doesn’t like to wear his yet).  As many of you know, we are still attempting to potty train Christian.  To give him incentive to sit or stand at the potty Scott told him he would wear his goggles when he goes potty.  I have to tell you it is the funniest sight, Christian standing naked at the potty with his swimming goggles on.  He can see himself in the mirror so he makes faces at himself, anything to make the time pass faster I guess!

Hello to friends Aleksia and Bryn

Taylor, Christian and Luke miss their friends Aleksia and Bryn.  Here is a special video they made for them.  We miss you!  See you soon!

 Love,

Taylor, Christian, and Luke

Visit to Manassas National Battlefield Park

Yesterday with visited the Manassas National Battlefield Park which is only a couple of miles from where we live. It was a beautiful day with a high of about 65 but it was a little windy out. The park has a lot of trails to walk and is beautiful. We decided to walk the Henry Hill Loop Trail which is 1.2 miles. We saw a statue of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson which you see the kids pictured walking towards. We also walked by Henry House and read about the history of the battles that took place there. We then came up on the cannons. The kids really liked looking at these and playing with them. The kids walked the entire 1.2 mile loop, Christian and Taylor ran parts of it. Luke even walked about half of the loop with his little legs. Needless to say, the kids were tired by the time we were done. There is so much more to see at this park and we plan on visiting it many more times while we are here.

Visit to “Ankle” Larry and Aunt Joan’s House

 

We visited my Uncle Larry and Aunt Joan this last weekend.  It was nice to visit with them and for the kids to meet them finally.  When I told Taylor about how Uncle Larry is Grandpa Steve’s brother Taylor started calling him “ankle” Larry even though she calls her Uncle Steve, “uncle”.  The kids had a lot of fun meeting and playing with their two dogs, Buffy and Sissy.  Another highlight was the kids got to take a ride in ankle Larry’s “red car” as the kids called it.  When Uncle Larry told Christian he could ride in the red car on the way to church, Christian had a huge grin from ear to ear that I believe was pasted on his face throughout the entire ride.  Taylor got to ride home from church in the red car with the top down.  We briefly got to meet cousin Mark and hopefully we will be able to visit with him more another time.  Needless to say, we had a great time visiting with Uncle Larry, Aunt Joan, Buffy, and Sissy.  We look forward to many more visits while we are here. 

Taylor and Christian playing ladder golf with Aunt Joan