Jonas the Fish

Ready to go at the pool on a nice sunny day!  Perfect for swimming lessons!

Practicing the front float.  He's really gotten good at putting his face in the water!

Practicing the Front Crawl.  Honestly, this picture gives him a bit more credit than he deserves.  I happened to catch him getting one arm out of the water - probably the ONLY arm that made it out of the water on this try.  He just doesn't quite have the coordination yet - but at least he's willing to give it a try! :)

Back float - He's gotten really good at that one!

Waiting his turn to practice holding his breath.  Notice how much shorter he is than everyone else...I think he is the only 4 year-old, and I think he gets tired out from standing on his tip-toes the whole time.  But I just couldn't bear to put him in Level 1 again in the knee-deep water and watch him wade back and forth for 30 minutes every day!  I was nervous at first, but as you can see, he's doing a great job!

CAMPING!!

Our recent adventures have included camping at a Wisconsin state park with the cousins!! 

We even brought Dixie along for the weekend. - she especially enjoyed the canoe ride, which we do not have pictures of (I really was convinced we would surely tip the canoe and lose all our possessions.)

Even though we had thunderstorms at night, we stayed nice and dry and had beautiful sunny days to enjoy hiking, swimming in the lake, and enjoying the campfire with Alex, Katie, Abbie, Izzie, and Emelia.

 Lovin' the s'mores!

The whole crew around the campfire!