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| Chris Freeman and Henry |
Week 33 featured the beginning of a 6-week run of swim lessons for Henry at the Troost YMCA. Laura and Jen went out and got him some sweet swim trunks to wear on Saturday. Needless to say, they were very long on him. However, I think that is the look that all the true 'ballers' are going for these days, right? Henry took right to the water, and loved splashing around and going in and out of it! Apparently, the point of this session of lessons isn't for the kids to actually learn anything, but rather to just get used to the water. One of the lifeguards commented to the other that Henry was "ready to go" and didn't appear uncomfortable at all. Upon hearing that, Reggie wondered if he could get 5/6ths of the swim lesson fees we paid back :) It was also really nice that his friends Dolan and Noah were also participants. All the boys played and splashed together most of the time, though I think Henry enjoyed himself the most. Reggie apparently messed up when he went to put Henry completely under water and plugged his nostrils so that water wouldn't go up his nose. Reggie countered that it is much like a baptism whereby the preacher would plug your nose before submersion. I guess that is a debate for another time.......
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| Baywatch eat your heart out |
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| Ready to swim! |
We knew we were potentially playing with fire on the timing of the lessons considering that Henry normally goes down for a nap between 9 and 10. However, we never thought it would show up the way it did. After splashing for a bit, Reggie tried to put him on his back in the water to work on his backstroke. Almost immediately, Henry would shut his eyes and try to go to sleep! This happened repeatedly throughout the lesson, and was absolutely hilarious to everyone! After the lesson, Reggie took Henry into a deeper section of the pool (4ft) next to the water slides. Another father had his daughter sitting on the edge of one of the slides, and for some reason Henry couldn't stop staring at this. We don't know if it was the girl or the slide he was interested in, but Reggie had a discussion with him that it is hard to pick up a girl when you longingly stare in their direction. :)
Dolan and Noah also had their 1-yr old birthday parties this weekend. On Sat, we went across the street to Dolan's house. The Knoblauchs had bought a ball pit for all the kids. This was definitely Henry's favorite place for the whole party. I am pretty sure he slobbered on about 70% of the balls! On Sunday, Laura and Henry went over to the Howes for Noah's party (Reggie went to the 5-hr long Royals game). It was outdoors, and had a sailboat theme (complete with sailboat cakes for the kids!). Overall, our little party animal held up really well!
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| Look at my breaststroke! |
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| Hey, Noah, how do I open this? |
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| Henry and his buds |
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| Partied out! |
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| Peek-a-boo! |
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| Knoblauchs and Bogarts |
