I've been collecting videos and photos on my phone for a while with the intention of posting some here but haven't been able to coordinate the whole process to get it done. So now I am. Reece took ice skating lessons this spring (his second time having lessons), and I was able to get a little video of him. He is still mostly marching on the skates, rather than gliding, but since he kept a firm grip on an orange cone the entire time he first had lessons, this is a huge improvement. He really enjoys skating, and if our rink wasn't closing for the summer for renovations, I'd definitely have him continue lessons right away. However, we'll just have to start up in the fall and see what he's remembered. He's the one on the left (with the blue helmet) in the video:
This past weekend, Greyson got to go camping with Nat, Isaac, and Elliott. Word was they had a great time fishing and shooting a .22 at targets, although the fish were too smart to take the bait. I don't have any pictures to share because we failed to charge up the battery on our old digital camera (which has really become Greyson's), so Greyson didn't take a camera with him. However, I do have photos of what Dan, Reece and I did as a family of three. Friday evening we hit Whole Foods, where Reece served as the cart-pusher:
Then, we went to Target so Reece could finally use his birthday gift cards nearly 4 months later, and we finished our errands by sharing an ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery. Saturday we did stuff around the house and mostly just hung out, because Reece had a slight cold and was a bit droopy (and had a froggy throat, which he attributed to a toad, actually). Sunday, Reece went to the mall with me and served as my Sherpa by voluntarily carrying my packages:
(Please note, we did NOT go into Saks. I think I've been in that store twice, total, in my life, and once was to walk through because I parked over there.) I have to say, 5 years old has been the best with this child. I actually offer to take him places with me and we have a good time doing it! He is more willing to agree if he knows we're going to the grocery store that has a kid's babysitting area where he can play while I shop. It's a lovely set-up and free, and I don't end up buying a bunch of things I wasn't going to just to shut a kid up and keep my sanity.
This weekend officially starts our baseball immersion season, with both boys having practices tomorrow at different times and on different fields. Looks like the same thing is going to happen on Wednesdays, although as one of my friends pointed out, it's better to have two crazy days each week rather than having to be somewhere four days a week. And with two of us and two of them, it's at least doable. Luckily, we also know kids on both teams so will be able to do some carpooling when necessary. Hopefully, I'll have some baseball practice pictures to post next week.
