Swimming, swimming, and more swimming

We didn't do a whole lot this summer, but one thing we did was go to the pool. This is the first year that my boys haven't worn the swimsuits with the floats attached, and on top of that a swim ring. They liked the "safe" feeling that it gave them. Now I can't get Preston to wear anything, he thinks he can swim. He is getting really good, as long as he can touch if he needs to! Here are some random swimming pictures from the summer: .

Where did the summer go?

I can't believe that it is already September and we are back to school! I didn't do one blog post this summer, so now I have to do a major catch up! I will start with the trip Preston, Gavin and I took to see my sister Nicole and her family, I think it was in July. While we were there we had such amazing weather, we spent a lot of time outside. One day we went to this park that has a little nature center and a train ride. All the boys had to wear their superhero shirts, and of course Adam had to wear his batman cape. This isn't the first time that I have been to a park with him in his cape! One of the highlights was watching the snapping turtle at feeding time. I think we were all mesmerized watching him catch goldfish!



Another day we went on the "caterpillar crawl". It's a scavenger hunt through downtown Bristol that ends at the library. They give you clues, and you walk around looking for little bronze statues of the different scenes from the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The kids loved it, even though a few of the statues had been stolen!
This is the starting point

Preston and Gavin by one of the statues

Gavin, Adam, and Preston

The final statue was a butterfly

The rest of the week the boys spent playing and swimming in the backyard. This has been one of our best visits because all the boys got along so well. There was hardly any fighting. Lots of chaos, but not much fighting! We had a lot of fun, and always do when we visit!