Action-packed summer

Apparently, we are just going to go non-stop this summer with our little boy. And we love every second of it. Our weekends seem to be packed with all sorts of fun activities. Just last weekend we took Tyler both days to the pool. It's only about a half mile walk to the front of our subdivision from our house, so it works out very well. The first day wasn't real exciting for him, and he didn't really seem to be as into it as we thought he would be. But by Sunday, he was trying to jump in from the side and seemed to want to be on his own out in the water. He was a much happier camper. We're looking forward to spending a lot more time there this summer. We'll probably look at formal swim lessons for Tyler next summer.

This past weekend, we went to the mall so that Tyler could have his feet sized again at Stride Rite. Believe it or not, it's already been more than 3 months since we went the first time! His feet haven't grown too much, he went from a 5 Wide to a 5.5 Wide. So we bought him a nice new pair of sandals, and ordered some new tennis shoes. Turns out that 5.5 Wide is a pretty hard size to find. We tried several stores, but to no avail. We ended up getting the sandals at the Stride Rite store and I had to order the tennis shoes online - even the Stride Rite store didn't have his size! Tyler had a ball at the mall, running through stores and riding the escalators. He did well (for the most part) by holding hands with us and not running away.

On Sunday, we took Tyler back over to the Children's Museum of Richmond. We hadn't been there since mid-March, and it was so neat to see how much more he enjoyed his time there. We met up with Darren, Jennifer, and their little girl Sophia (who is just a few weeks younger than Tyler) and had a great time. Tyler and Sophia played in the water play area both indoors and out, and Tyler had a great time running through the Under 3 section. Travis & I both agreed that the museum needs to become a regular in the rotation as far as activities are concerned. It's a free trip for us, since Genworth is a primary sponsor. And we think that Tyler will get a little more out of it each time he goes.

The next activity that we'd like to add to our summer is heading to our local library for story time. Turns out that we've got a library just a few miles down the road from us! And upon further investigation, we have a brand new library being built even closer! According to the website, they hope to open later this year.

So we have lots of activities to keep us busy this summer and we can't wait. Add in our week long vacation to Emerald Isle in less than 2 weeks, and we truly have one action-packed summer ahead!

And we just want to add - CONGRATULATIONS to Meredith & Ryan on the birth of their little boy, Evan Andrew! Evan was born on June 15, 2008! Congrats and we love you!