Swim Lessons

We have spent every morning for the last week & a half doing swim lessons at our friend Jody Allison's house! It has served a number of purposes - it gives us a reason to get out of the house (not too early - 10:00 was just right!) that doesn't involve spending money or hectic trips in the double stroller, and of course, Emma has been learning some new swimming techniques! Mrs. Jody taught Emma & her two buddies Kylee & Anna how to use their kikkers :), reach for the side when they're in the water, do the monkey walk on the wall, and even swim under water for several seconds! There were lots of other lessons, but Emma was very proud of being able to say "I goed under water!" It took buying some goggles to convince her it was ok to go under. She has always hated getting her eyes wet, but the goggles are like magic (plus she looks pretty cute in them!). It was interesting to discover that Emma was very relaxed in the water, but according to Mrs. Jody, doesn't have very good survival instincts! Not exactly the thing a mother wants to hear...I guess we'll be working on that!

We're enjoying a fun weekend with Aunt Holly & Uncle Bubba (Ben) - it will be much too short, but we are loving getting to just relax and be together. Emma will go home with them to meet Mama De who is in Houston this week and then go spend a week with her in San Antonio. We're all excited about that one! I'll try to update with more pictures of Addie soon - maybe I'll have a little more time to take some pictures this week.