We got absolutely nothing done Saturday in the way of packing for our move that was only a week away. Well, I did buy a plastic storage box to put all my paints & brushes and stuff in...and Brian did tape a bunch of boxes together while he was outside with the boys for a little while. But then it was party time. Brian's great-nephew, Zachary, turned 1. So we headed over to Woodland for the party at Brian's brother's. There was a bounce house - Joshua & Nathaniel were thrilled because they LOVE bounce houses. And of course, there was the pool. It didn't take Joshua long to go find the swimming suit Aunt Theresa keeps for him and get changed and jump in. We managed to keep Nathaniel entertained with the bounce house, so big beach balls and a little slide until after lunch before he got in the pool. 
Nathaniel having fun on Zachary's new slide
Nathaniel having fun on Zachary's new slide Joshua's swimming has gotten so much better this summer!
Joshua Diving
I tried to get a couple of videos, we'll see how they turned out...he's also gotten over a lot of his fear of the slide and the diving board. He's got a lot of fear and hesitation for things (like his mom) and Nathaniel had really no fear of anything...I wish they'd balance each other out a bit! 
Nathaniel loves to jump off the diving board. He's tried to just jump in the pool several times without his water wings on...one time he was successful and sinking to the bottom step (there was someone right by him to pull him out) didn't phase him a single bit.
The Birthday Boy!!
After Zachary's party, we ran by Costco quickly to get some milk and then we hurried home and got all of us changed to church clothes (in a little less than 15 minutes...and Nathaniel was asleep, so that was fun) to go over to the church for Joshua's friend McKay's baptism. After that, we hurried back home and changed out of our church clothes and back into shorts and Tshirts, grabbed PJs and golf shoes and headed back over toward Woodland to Tim, Elisha & Zachary's new house. The golf shoes were for Brian because the new house is on a golf course and he & Tim were going to go do 9 holes after dinner. Joshua was thrilled because he got to ride along in the golf cart and be the caddy & take the flags out of the holes. Nathaniel & Zachary entertained themselves digging in the dirt in the backyard until Theresa and I decided to give them baths - which they both needed. Then, once in their PJs they played with Zachary's new toys. It's hard to believe that just a year ago, Nathaniel was Zach's age. I told Elisha to watch out because it zooms by! Nathaniel had a hard time at the party understanding that no, he couldn't open the presents, it wasn't his turn. Just a few more weeks, kiddo!
Joshua on the Slide
So this is all for right now. I need to go get in the shower since the washing machine quit. Then it will be time to go to our last Storytime at the library. It would've been Joshua last Storytime anyway, since school starts here tomorrow. Then when we come home we're going to pack a bunch of clothes in our fancy hi-tech luggage - big ol' black garbage bags :) That'll be something fun for the boys to help with for packing :)
Nathaniel Swimming
2 comments:
Wow! Sounds like a bunch of fun last hurrahs!
Yeah, I'd much rather be out there having fun in the sun than here trying to pack and take care of kids. Your boys are awesome. I need to teach my boys to swim.
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