Swimming, boxing and tons of clay

March had been keeping us busy!

Jude is almost finished with his first set of swim lessons! He has loved every second of it... maybe a little too much. His teacher has told me multiple times that Jude has no fear of the water--rather he has trouble focusing on what she is teaching because he just can't stop playing.

That grin says it all. He loves the water and does a good job doing most of what the teacher asks of the kids. I just hope his attention span expands a little before his next class that starts in a couple weeks.

And what does Cole do while we're at swim lessons?

At this pool they banish all parents and kids not swimming to an upstairs balcony where we can watch. It's in the same area as the pool, so it's 85 degrees and humid. Luckily, it's a contained area so Cole can have free range and run back and forth as much as he pleases without too much worry from mama.

Jude as recently discovered a love of video games and asks to play them almost every waking minute. I introduced him to Wii Sports and he is currently obsessed with the boxing game. He's pretty good at it and enjoys trash-talking while he beats up different characters. "I'm going to knock you out!" "In your face!" "Stupid you!" (when he get's knocked down)

We give Cole the broken controller so he thinks he's playing, too.

Jude thinks it's great when he beats me, George or Lance. I have to admit he beats me often. Legitimately.


Lance has also discovered a love for sculpting things out of clay. He used some money he's been saving to buy a pack of clay and every day after school he makes about 5 or 6 different little creations.

Let's see... there's a snake with spines on it's back, a sting ray with stingers on the tail, a snake with venom coming out of it's fangs, a screw driver and screw, a hammer and a nail, a starfish, a bone, a tomato, a strawberry, an apple, and a diamond with a large sparkle on it. I love that he is so excited to be creating these. It's fun to watch his mind at work as he figures out how to make the ideas in his head. He's very creative and I think has a promising future in art if he keeps at it.