A Date with Ben

Ben recently requested to start going on dates with us. He can't fathom why Mom and Dad would want to go anywhere without him. So we planned a special date at Incredible Pizza this week (our first visit ever) while E was with Grandma and Grandpa. We all chowed down on the buffet and then hit the game area. Ben played a few games where you could earn tickets, but mostly wanted to drive. He drove a car, motorcycle, jet ski and snowmobile on different games. He was pretty pleased! He also earned enough tickets for an army man, ball and airplane to take home. Now the question is "when will we go again?"

Philbrook Family Fun Day

We met up with some special friends last weekend and tried something new. Our families are getting to the point where we can actually go out and do "bigger kid" things so we are determined to do as much of that as we can this summer. We went to Philbrook with the kids for the first time. They did way better than anticipated and seemed to have a great time. We spent about half the time inside and half the time enjoying the beautiful grounds. Then we headed to Brookside for lunch. We discovered that our kids love Brookside By Day and we all ended up enjoying brunch instead of lunch. We are hopeful this is a sign of things to come and that our family can enjoy more adventures like this!

Swimming Classes

Swimming classes are over for now, but we earned a few ribbons that we can enjoy over the summer.

Ben "did not cry for 3 weeks", "blows bubbles" and "participates in games and songs". He can "retrieve objects in waist deep water", "climb out of the pool alone", and do a "10 sec supported back float".

We plan to enjoy some outside swimming this summer and start lessons back up in the fall.