A week in February

"Aiden, show me your eyes." This is what Aiden does when we ask him to show us his eyes.

Three Stooges: The boys at the gymnastics open gym

Aiden on the ladder at gymnastics

Does Aiden's shirt above look familiar? Thanks to my cousin Julie for these shirts when AJ was born! This picture was taken in February 2010.

It was pretty much business as usual for us this week. The weather is still quite cold with a few mild days here and there and relatively little or no snow! I have enjoyed the lack of snow this year, though I think the boys have missed playing in it. It has been nice to be outside occasionally without bitter cold temperatures. We are still doing some of our weekly indoor activities including the gymnastics open gym in the pictures above. This is a favorite of all three boys and a great way to do some jumping, climing, running, and screaming for a couple hours. We have really changed a lot over the years we have been going to open gym. The boys are now able to get up on most of the equipment and actually use it rather than crawling on the floor or playing in the water fountain. Another favorite activity of all three boys right now is swimming. We started some afternoon swimming lessons for Luke and Liam in late October and I am amazed at how well they are doing. Aiden enjoys the time with Mom and Dad playing in the water during the lessons and then we all grab a quick bite to eat before heading home for the evening. The boys love it and look forward to it each week. They are now jumping off the side of the pool and going down to get dive sticks in 5 feet of water or so. I don't have any pictures from swimming as it pretty much involves both John and I to watch everyone in the water, but it is one of our favorite activities right now and has been a great thing to do over the winter months. Have a great week!