Book Club, Church Camp, Swimming, and more!

Wow, we've (Leslie) been busy! Emily signed up for the book club at the Norman Library, so she is on her way to read 60 books by the end of the summer! We're up to number 11 now, so we're moving fast!

She's also starting a church camp this Sunday night, which runs for a week for about two hours a night. I'm sure that will be lots of fun too! I'll miss her first night, because I joined a softball league... I think they needed somebody to carry the bats :)

The past few nights have been pretty busy with Emily and I swimming over at Mema Marge's. I've been trying to get her to swim on her own with her floaties, so the first night we tried the direct approach. I guess I should have figured by now with the will power stuffed in that little body there wasn't a chance of that working. So the past two nights have been more of the indirect approach: I start by holding one of her hands, then move to her elbow, then little by little take off my hand. Tonight was full of, "are you letting go?"

"No, I'm right here."
"Okay, are you letting go?"
"No. Right here"
"Okay, are you letting go?"

I should, again (and again, and again), give her more credit. She knows what's going on, she's just nice enough to play along.

Also, tonight was the first night I'd try taking care of both kids while she finally got to go spend some time with friends. We had milk all ready for him in a bottle for me to feed, so what do I do when it's time to feed? Bust the bottle wide open so milk goes everywhere...

I had to call her, she had to come home early so she could feed him. Way to go Pete. Dad of the year, AGAIN. man, that's a multi-award year!