Big Kids in a Little Pool

A few months ago, Aunt Ra Ra, being the wonderful Aunt that she is, sent the minis a kiddie pool.  "It's not very big," she told me.  So one pretty day, we threw some swim diapers on the babies, Adam changed into swim clothes,  we slathered on the sunblock, and blew it up for the kids to play in.  Here's a photo summary.  The time it took to take the pictures is about the time it took for them to bore of the tiny pool.  It's perfect for Rosie, though! 

"Is this some sort of joke?" 

"Now what?  Can we get a slide in here?"

"1-2-3-Rotate!"

"Ha ha ha!  I DO feel like a giant!  ROAR!" 

"What are you lookin' at?  I don't see you havin' no tiny pool of your own!  Get outta here!"

Oh, gosh.  I don't know why it was so funny, but it was.  Thanks Ra Ra ;-)

He's Kind of a Big Deal

The other day, as Alan was getting dressed for work, Adam was asking him about the patches on his flight suit.  In particular, he wanted to know what all the different wings meant.  When Adam asked about the wings on Alan's chest, Alan told him "those wings let Daddy fly in the Air Force."  Adam's reply?  "Well, that means you're pretty much big."  It's hard to convey it through typing, but he said it like he was inferring that Daddy was a "big deal," as opposed to just a big person.  I would imagine it makes Alan feel pretty good, to know that his boy thinks he's kind of a big deal ;)

Here's a recent video and a couple of pictures of Adam swimming - he really started to improve this past week and just took off!  On one hand, I'm so glad he's learning to swim, but on the other hand - he's getting a little too brave for his britches.  I almost liked it better when he was afraid of the water.