The Boys took swimming lessons at the Country Club for two weeks in June. Preston's class was filled with neighbors and friends, so he had as much fun socializing, as he did swimming (so, did mom). He made great progress from day one where he sat on the steps much of the time and was not eager to participate in any of the activities. He is a much more confident swimmer now and can swim all over the place if he has a life jacket or floaty. Braeden loved lessons and had a friend, Marie, in his class (she is one of the girls who sang a church solo, too). Braeden is getting better at his backstroke and more confident in the deep end. He loves diving for things and always has to have his googles.
Every year we buy Chrysalis's through ECFE. This year was no exception. When the chrysalis turns black, the butterfly will emerge within 24 hrs. Unfortunately, we've never witnessed them emerging. The kids always name the butterflies. The names this year were: Wilson (Braeden), Cornflake (Preston) and Muffin (Laken). Just like in all previous years, everyone is too afraid to take the butterfly out of their cups with their fingers. So, Braeden's tactic was to dump it onto a flower. It took several tries for the butterfly to make its way out. Preston got lucky and his flew out and I removed Laken's the proper way by having it sit on my finger and then, placing it on a plant. It is something we look forward to each summer.
