Pool Time

Since the weather has been a little bit more mild the past few days, I have actually wanted to take the boy’s outside. I usually want to stay in because it is WAY TOO HOT for me. And the pregnancy factor only adds to the situation. But today was a fine day for the pool.

As the boy’s were eating breakfast, I got everything ready. After breakfast, I lathered them in sunscreen and got them dressed. They were so excited to go out. I was not getting my hopes up to high that they would actually play IN the pool after our last attempt. But I was pleasantly surprised.

After Ranen chased me with the hose for a little bit, we turned it off and put our attention into the slide and pool.

Micah loved splashing around.

Then the boy’s were in search of bugs.

Here is the ant that Ranen wanted me to take a picture of.

And the ladybug (although I think it was just dried grass or dirt, but I was not breaking that news to him).

Micah showing me something on his finger.

Trying to splash the puddles on the picnic table.

Back to some more pool time fun.

After all our outside fun, I needed to get the boy’s inside and start getting ready for Jason’s breakfast and the boy’s lunch. Then the boy’s were going to go down for naps/quiet time early today so that Jason and I could prepare for our weekly visit from the Jehovah’s Witnesses.

We have been meeting with them for the past 8-10 months or so but in the past couple months, it has gotten a little more intense as we are getting in deeper as they come on a weekly basis.

This is what our study session looked like today. We had our bibles, concordance, bible dictionary, our new interlinear bible and many, many notes.

All this prep work and we just chit chatted today. But we will be even more prepared for next Wednesday.

And this last picture from yesterday was too cute not to include. This is what happens when you tell your child to get his finger out of this nose. He sticks it in even further. This child has an obsession with his finger in his nose.

And last thing that I forgot to add to the ultrasound post the other day.  After much anticipation, I have been feeling Trace move around for the past couple weeks.  Since my pregnancy has gone so smoothly (with the exception of a little sciatic nerve pain) I really needed to feel movement to reassure me that Trace was still doing well in there.

Each night, after I put the boy’s to bed and sit at my computer, I look forward to a little bonding time with my daughter.  Now that the initial shock has worn off, it is starting to sink in that we are having a girl.  Both Jason and I honestly anticipated having another boy (which would have been wonderful) but we didn’t entertain the thought too much of having a girl.  I think we are both surprised at how excited we are to be having a little girl. Grandma has already started the shopping.  Good thing we still have a few months because we are not used to looking for a girl’s name.  And it is not going as smoothly as it did with the boy’s.