The boys did well during their two sessions of swimming lessons. Jaden William was in Learn-to-Swim level 2, and Trusten was in Preschool Aquatics level 1-2.
William started out the first time with only one other child in his group, and she was too advanced for that level, so after a couple days he had the instructor all to himself, which I thought was great. They actually started a private lessons option this year, but it cost more. William basically got private lessons for the regular price. He got much better at skills. He only had a few marks on his evaluation paper for things to work on. The second time around, he improved even more and passed on almost every skill. He had a different instructor the second time around, though he had her last year for level 1. I'm hoping he'll only have to take level 2 one more time next year and then pass.
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| William swimming back to the wall |
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| William jumping from the diving board on his last day |
Trusten did very well, too, and his teacher said that she graded him as a level 2-3 the second time around, while everyone else in the group was a 1-2, because Trusten did so well. I'll enroll him in Learn to Swim level 1 next summer.
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| Trusten with his instructor |
And what was Olivia doing while the boys were swimming?
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| Liv and a little boy who'd been running around, showing off for her |
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| Liv with her new sunglasses with which I surprised her (she'd been taking mine) |
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| Liv waved to Jaden, and afterward she'd waved to Trusten |
Butterfly Garden
Some wretched little beast (maybe one of our cats) has continued to dig in our butterfly garden, but I still have a few plants in it that I water. We've enjoyed many butterflies this year, and they love the garden, even when most things have not bloomed.
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| Black swallowtail |
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| A Question Mark, perhaps, or other anglewing or maybe a tortoiseshell |
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| Easter tiger swallowtail and several Black swallowtails |
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| Beautiful, sweetly-scented Dianthus |
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| Liv smelling the dianthus |
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| Liv letting Trusten smell the flower |
More Butterflies
The following pictures were taken in the yard and in our first pasture:
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| Female Pipevine Swallowtail |
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| Coming in for a landing on some wildflowers |
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| Female Pipevine Swallowtail |
Bubble Fun
Trust and Liv enjoying some bubble fun a month ago:
Feeding the Geese
The boys like to feed the ducks and geese at Lake Atalanta when their swimming lessons are over. Their swimming lessons are at the Lake Atalanta swimming pool. Trusten, unfortunately, had been very ugly right before it was time to feed the geese, during which time they were dressing from their swim clothes into their regular clothes. He hit William for William's goodwill toward him and screamed at both of us, so he missed out, which I thought was really sad. :-( Jaden William really enjoyed feeding them our bread hills that we'd saved:
We've read the scriptures and some other books, and we've read a little from the boys' magazines, but we must catch up on the latter, to which I'm looking forward. I love them every bit as much as they do! We've got work on the plant project to do, and we've got to get back to math, spelling, and writing practice for William. I took some alphabet flash cards out to test how well Trusten knew his letters, and he got all of them but five or six on the first try. That's better than I thought he knew them.
Here lately, I've been busy doing projects around the house and other things. The boys have enjoyed seeing frogs, snakes, and various insects...doing boy things! Oh, and I've mentioned wanting something for compost rather than just throwing out our scraps into the weeds. He's been working on somewhat of a box. Not sure whether it will work, but he so enjoys building things!
That's it for now.
Until next time...
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