Swim school has been going much more....swimmingly these days! :) When Wallace aged out of his baby and me classes the swim school recommended we put him straight through to the Preschool 2 class. Likely it's for 2-year-olds, so for Wallace that's probably right on target. "/ He cried for the first 3 and a half sessions. He'd search us out in the small crowd of parents behind the glass and pretty much make us feel like we were torturing him. So, we started hiding behind stuff... You could hear his moans and wails...it was horrible... I would apologize to his instructor when he'd meet me at the door with him after class. The guy never seemed phased by Wallace's crying. Then suddenly, in his fourth week, he just stopped crying and started enjoying himself!

He used to even cry before class.  Like as we were getting changed at my Mom's house, and in the car all the way to class, and in the lobby as we waited for class to start...  Not so much these days! — He used to even cry before class. Like as we were getting changed at my Mom's house, and in the car all the way to class, and in the lobby as we waited for class to start... Not so much these days!

Who is that kid!  He's so confident.  :) — Who is that kid! He's so confident. :)

Guess the crying is fairly common for newcomers.  That girl on the right has nothing on Wallace in those first 3 weeks...you couldn't even hear her through the glass.  ;) — Guess the crying is fairly common for newcomers. That girl on the right has nothing on Wallace in those first 3 weeks...you couldn't even hear her through the glass. ;)

Anna continues to please us with her fish-like abilities.  :) — Anna continues to please us with her fish-like abilities. :)

After swim school we headed to Houston for a sing-along screening of Grease in the park with my sisters and some extended family. I will briefly gripe about the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.... This is a beautiful venue....but it is a place of "NO". For this being a "family-friendly" event, I was a bit miffed by a few things.

1. No fancy pants cameras! What the spank!? You're screening Grease, not the new Star Wars movie...who doesn't already own a copy of Grease? So I got no fun pics of the family, and I was really looking forward to it because the lighting before the movie started would have been beautiful.

2. No strollers.... Do what? Why the heck not? I can understand it down in the seats so people don't injure themselves if there's an emergency evacuation, but I am struggling to understand what would cause the need for an emergency evacuation at an outdoor pavilion. And why can't you have strollers on the lawn? I'm not really a stroller person, but if I was I'd probably be even more miffed by this one.

3. No having fun! I might be exaggerating here a little, but here's what happened. My little ones were extremely stir crazy, so we would walk them way up the hill where very few people were (just other running kids like mine and my sister's), and we'd dance and let the kids play. The girls were running around and log rolling down the hill when the buzz-kill workers came along and said "someone might get hurt." Ugh! Are you kidding me!?!? I hate our litigious society. My kids can't even roll down a friggin hill! I am a firm believer that if my kids get hurt doing something stupid, no matter where it occurs, that's pretty much on me and my kids... Am I the only person in the world who wouldn't hold the facility accountable? Apparently so...

Aside from that, and the near-TSA screening to get in, we had a pretty good time. But I can't show you any evidence of that since my camera was in the damn car.

Okay...I'm off my soapbox now...

Back at Sarah's house the kids had a great time playing together!

My kids are enamored with chickens.  :)  I really want to get some, but I'm worried I won't have enough time to take care of them.  Maybe when the kids are a little older we'll get some hens. — My kids are enamored with chickens. :) I really want to get some, but I'm worried I won't have enough time to take care of them. Maybe when the kids are a little older we'll get some hens.

I went to take her picture, and Cora immediately did a face frame.  Haha! — I went to take her picture, and Cora immediately did a face frame. Haha!

Sarah's kids are pretty outdoorsy!  :) — Sarah's kids are pretty outdoorsy! :)

Oh Meredith...Homegirl loves to play in the dirt.  And eat it too...  "/ — Oh Meredith...Homegirl loves to play in the dirt. And eat it too... "/

Did anyone else do this with their sister?

Cora loves it about as much as I used to.  :) — Cora loves it about as much as I used to. :)

Meredith is getting a little better at travelling! I bought a brand new full-sized pack and play, and that really seemed to help a lot with the sleeping issues we had at the Frio. :) Yay! Now we just need to keep getting her out of her comfort zone I guess.