Ella’s Swim Survival Lessons
A few months ago Jenn and I signed Ella up for a program that teaches children to survive if they fall into a pool or water. It’s 20-something lessons every single day in a row for 10-minutes each. What’s amazing is that the program teaches children to float on their backs to breathe (even with full clothes on) and then swim under water to safety (or just wait for help by floating on their back). Below is one of Ella’s final lessons.
Longest Day of the Year… No, really long
Yesterday we were driving back from Destin, FL (close to Pensacola) that took about 14 hours. It so happened it was the longest day of the year as well (June 21st). However, it apparently wasn’t as long as the day my parents saw in northern Scotland, which is where they now live as missionaries. Below are pictures taken at 12am (yeah, Midnight) last night - technically June 22nd.
Vacation: First day in Destin, FL
All (or most) of the kids ring-around-the-rosey on the deck in the house we rented.
By the way, remember when I wrote about Nursery Rhymes? Yeah, still do’in it.
Vacation: 2nd Day of Travel in Louisiana
On that big long bridge in Louisiana
Ella asleep
Tall Trees
Crossing the Mississippi in Baton Rouge
Vacation: Ella’s on the Beach w/ Mommy!
Sugar-white sands, clear blue waters. These pictures don’t do it justice.
Vacation: First Day of travel - Destin, FL
Welp, we’ve left for vacation and drove about 8 or 9 hours today with our friends. We (along with 3 other families) have taken off to Florida. It’s good to get away - but with 8 adults and 7 kids (5 of which are 2 yrs old) I’m not sure that we are actually “getting away”; you know? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining - in fact I love being around all the children and away from work, it’s just that’s a lot of children!
It’s like I’m Clark W. Griswald on family vacation, but multiply that times 4 (minus the dog peeing on the picnic basket with all the sandwiches in it). So you’ve got 4 Clark’s leading the charge trying to figure this thing out - but we’ve got CB Radios!
We took pictures of Louisiana as we went through the bayou so that was fun. If I had the USB wire to my camera I would have posted some.
Good thing that our friend John and Cristi are house sitting for us while we’re gone, especially as we are trying to sell it. Thanks guys!
More to come as the days continue…
Top 10 Lakers vs. Celtics Moments
Great article (w/ videos) of the historic Lakers vs. Celtics match up for the NBA finals. Head over to SI to check it out.