Attempt to beautify a concrete slab

My mom asked to see a photo of how I "beautified" the back patio, and since I try to do as my mother asks, here are two:

Also, one of Reece's teachers convinced him to get into the water yesterday during swim lessons, so he asked me this morning if we could go to the pool together so he can "swim" in the big pool. That's got to be some kind of record of going from fear of the water to being ready to jump right in!