Summer 2011

The summer has, yet again, flown by. It is hard to believe September is fast approaching. Ryan has been in school all summer, and has had many activities so we have stayed close to home. One big accomplishment this summer was Ryan has been consistently going to swim lessons. I am proud to say that now he can jump in the pool and swim underwater to his swim teacher. It is amazing to watch because this was the same boy who at the beginning of summer had to hold onto the teacher's hands just to jump into the pool.

Another recent change is that Ryan will no longer be attending his full day preschool. He was going to school 3 full days and it seemed to be too much for him. It was hard for me to justify full day preschool because as a stay at home mom I want him home with me. We are leaving with some sadness because we have had some nice teachers, the director has been fabulous, and he has made some good friends. However, we are really looking forward to his new school, 3 half days, because it seems to have a great community feel. I, personally, am looking forward to helping out in his class and being a part of this new experience. It will be an adjustment for all of us, but it will be good.

Aside from school, Ryan also has a sports class, Ryan and Regan both attend music class, and Regan and I go to music and sign language class. The kids are completely overscheduled and it is starting to wear on them. I really have to pull back this fall and decide what is really important for them and what they enjoy doing the most. Regan has started signing "all done," when she is finished eating. She now understands when to use the sign. We have started signing more with her at home since she seems to be catching on at this point. Other than that she loves to wave and say,"Hi," and clap her hands. Each morning when I wake her up as soon as she sees herself in her mirror she will wave then start clapping. It happens every single day. It is the cutest thing.

Here are some pictures to share some of the fun things we have been doing this summer:











Skyping with our good friend, Tyler




Learning to write/trace letters











Hanging with cousins














A professional photo shoot with the cousins, where I was scolded for taking this picture. OOPS!




Regan's rice ceremony








Uncle Bunty feeding Regan her "first solid food"


Regan's first airplane flight up North to visit family











This cute guy came up North with us too!


We had a slumber party.










We visited an amusement park.













Whew!!! What a fun an exhausting summer we had. We are now gearing up for the start of school and a full fall schedule.