warm weather fun part two :: yellow pride

The boys are currently doing this...

in the car in the garage after being at the Y all day long (thankfully it's cool enough and there's a good breeze and yes, I'm right by the garage door so I can hear them).  Earlier though, they were wide awake and happy at the pool...

like emi's scowl?  she does that on purpose.  javier is saying 'cheese' in this picture.  also, go ahead and notice my children are eating cheetos out of the bag.  also, javier passed out with a lollipop in his mouth.  i took it out.  i have 3 kids 4 and under - don't judge.  tomorrow they'll all be eating kale and quinoa. 

 scoping out the scene.

We stayed at the Y well past our usual time because Sissy had her next-to-last swim lesson with Ms. Helene.  Unfortunately she's inherited two not-so-great traits from her parents.... she's not a strong swimmer, and she often quits when things are just a bit too hard (you can decide which trait she gets from which parent).  Last week she took the "yellow band" test and stopped about 1/2 a foot before she had to saying she was tired, it was too hard, and she didn't want to do it anymore.  I'm not proud, but I bribed her with pretty much anything her heart desired (most asked for?  a dollar hot fudge sundae from  Old McDonalds) and today...

Most of her friends are already "green" bands at the Y and on swim teams and such but for Emi this was the equivalent of winning a gold medal in swimming at the Olympics. She walked out of there telling everyone... the front desk ladies, Mr. Russ, random 20-somethings walking in to work out "Yellow band! Yellow band! I got a yellow band!" (This basically means she doesn't have to be within arm's reach any more and I think she can go down a slide or two, but I'll have to check on that).

still cheese-ing in the car.  she's already asked me if she can sleep with it on.


Bien puchis!!!  Mama and Papa are super-proud of you!!!