Pool Party!

So this weekend, we took the kids to a local Best Western Inn with friends of ours for a weekend pool party. Us and 3 other couples (9 kids under 3 1/2 years old) all got poolside rooms next to each other and let the kids play, swim, eat (way too many sweets), and have fun. Alex was a total fish. Usually he's terrified of the water, but he had an absolute blast. Here's some pictures from our "fun party" (Alex's terms). You'll notice of the pictures of Alex that he's not wearing swim trunks - only his swim diaper. He wore the trunks the first half of the evening, but then wanted them off because they were wet. Go figure kid - yes, that's our OCD son. So he spent the rest of the night in his swim diaper. Lauren enjoyed swimming too - she was kicking and splashing lots! The kids wore each other out and then slept great while their parents continued a great evening of fun. Alex woke up the next morning and was ready to put his swimsuit back on. We had a great time and can't wait for our next pool party!

Our playdate last week

So, many of you have wondered how I fill my days at home with Alex and Lauren. So I thought I'd shed some light on that. We have ECFE (early childhood family education) classes on Monday morning for Alex and Tuesday morning for Lauren. Then usually at least one or two other mornings, we have playdates with our friends from ECFE or mom's other friends from college. Here's a picture of our playdate last Thursday with our friends from Alex's ECFE class. I got such a kick out of this picture - 10 little ones sitting on the living room floor having a picnic lunch while their moms sat around the kitchen table and enjoyed adult conversation and good food. Alex is the one in the middle with the orange pants. Alex talked the whole way home about how he played with his friends and had so much fun at the "fun party!"