A HUGE Thank You

We just wanted to say THANK YOU to everybody for all your sweet comments, emails, phone calls, and packages that you have sent Tanner since his accident. We truly appreciate every single one of them. Tanner has received several new DVD's, books, art supplies, stickers, toys, games and treats. It will be so nice to have all these new things to keep him happy and busy over the coming weeks. Thanks again and we love you all!

The Daddy Swim Test

Kaden will officially be done with swim lessons tomorrow. When we went up to the pool the other day, Aaron wanted to make sure he knew that Kade would be able to save himself in the pool where he was not able to touch the bottom. Aaron tossed him in a few times and he showed his Dad that he could get back to the wall. This is video of Kaden jumping in the 4 foot section of the pool and getting back by himself. Yea..he did it! Good job Kaden!

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Swim Lessons -- Week 3

Here is video from last Friday..their 3rd week of lesson and unfortunately Tanner's last week..well at least for now. Tanner finally got to the point where he did not get upset and cry during the lessons. I hope he will be able to pick up where he left on when he gets this dumb cast off.

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Gettin' Out

We were able to take Tanner outside last night for the first time since he got his cast. My good friend Kristi came to visit yesterday and let us borrow their wagon. We are going to buy Tanner a wagon, but if you know Aaron, he has to research to make sure he is getting the most for his money! :) So we took a walk up to the pool for Kade to go swimming ..he wanted to show his Dad all his new swimming skills.
( I will post more on swimming later..I have some videos I need to upload)
Also, Tanner had a Dr. appt today and it turns out that he probably will wear the cast for about 6 weeks, the Dr. said it could possibly be shorter, but in most cases not.. bummer! So disappointing!

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day

Bad News

We have a fallen Superhero. Yesterday we had an accident trying to be Superman, jumping from the coffee table. Apparently Kaden was trying to help Tan Tan jump off the table and he fell. We don't know exactly what happened, but Tanner has a broken leg! Ok, not just a broken leg, but a broken femur (the upper bone in his thigh). We are so devastated that this could happen to our little man...it breaks our hearts to see him in pain. We took Tanner to the ER right after it happened because we knew something wasn't right, he didn't really cry, he just wasn't being himself. They had to transfer him by ambulance to Florida's Children's hospital to see an orthopedic doctor. When the Dr. came in, he said that Tanner would have to be in a cast covering his hips and both his legs for about 6-8 weeks! They took Tanner into the operating room this morning to cast him, when the Dr. came out, he said there there is a possibility that he would only have to wear it for 3 weeks! YEAH! That was a HUGE relief! Not sure how we are going to do this, but we will figure it out! Talk about feeling like the worst parent in the world! Here are a few pics of our little man.

Tanner right after the recovery room after the casting

A half smile, trying to be such a good boy! Hanging out with Woody and Bullseye
Finally....at home resting

Ladies Man

These pictures say it all....I am in big Trouble! And just for the record, she is the one that was dragging Tanner along...but as you can tell, he didn't seem to mind at all!

Swim News

I am proud to say that after only 12 days of lessons, Kaden has learned the swim-float-swim sequence! He swam across the entire length of the pool by himself yesterday! It's amazing how fast he picked up on it..his teachers are so proud of him! Today he will start learning how to swim in summer clothes, shoes and all! Also, he is very excited that Miss Lori is going to teach him how to snorkel after he is finished with his swim lessons! He can't wait!

I also have to report that Tanner didn't cry during his entire lesson yesterday! I even caught him smiling and splashing in the water!

Swim Lessons -- Week 2

Video from Kaden and Tanner's 2nd week of swim lessons

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ISR Swim Lessons-- Week 1

Here is a video from Tanner's swim lesson today. I recorded Kaden's lesson today too, but the disc in my camcorder is all messed up, so you will have to wait for that video until I can get Aaron's help to get it off the disc. This is his 5th lesson and he is definitely making progress. I know some of you are going to think that this is very cruel and mean, but just remember..they are teaching him how to survive in the water! I will video every Friday and post it so you can all see Kaden's and Tanner's progress!

I encourage everyone with small children to look into these type of lessons.

Here are a few statistics on drowning....

**Of all preschoolers who drown, 70 percent are in the care of one or both parents at the time of the drowning and 75 percent are missing from sight for five minutes or less.
Orange County, CA, Fire Authority

**A swimming pool is 14 times more likely than a motor vehicle to be involved in the death of a child age 4 and under.
Orange County California Fire Authority

www.infantswim.com

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Life's a Beach

Fun in the sun at New Smyrna Beach

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Sorry, no pictures of Aaron or I until us white-ies get a tan..maybe after a few more trips to the beach!

(A tan seems to hide the "chub" a little more or maybe tanned chub just looks a tiny bit better?)

ISR Swim Lessons

The other day at the pool, I was talking to a guy there who is a fire fighter (no Aaron, he wasn't a hot fireman..he was old!) as he watched Kaden play in the pool with his life jacket he suggested I check out http://infantswim.com/

On Monday we will start the boys in ISR swim lessons. They will go every day (Mon-Fri) for 10 mins each. They last from 4-6 weeks depending on the child but can take up to 8 weeks. They will learn how to swim in their swim shorts and also fully clothed. I am very excited but also very nervous to watch them teach my babies how to survive in the water. Hopefully it wont be too traumatic for any of us! Wish us luck!

Shoe Fetish

This baby has a shoe fetish! Any time he gets a chance he is wearing somebody elses shoes! He loves them! We were shopping the other day at a department store and I was looking for some new shoes and Tanner was in SHOE HEAVEN! He especially loved the red shoes...the brighter the better! He climbed up on every bench to reach the shoes he wanted...he already had his shoes on, so he was just wearing them on his hands! He was so upset when it was time to go! Here are a few pictures of him wearing our shoes..he loves high heels...I just hope he doesn't break his ankle! He also loves wearing Kaden's crocs!

My naked baby fresh out of the bath trying on shoes

A trip back home

Here are a few pictures from our trip. I guess I didn't take too many pictures! So sad! But thanks to everybody for hanging out with us! Sorry we didn't get to spend a lot of time with some of you, but the time we did have, we enjoyed and my boys had so much fun playing with all their cousins and friends!

Waiting for our flight at the airport
Harley and Tan Tan in the bath
The boys with Great Grandpa Rowley
Adi, Stephi and baby Oakley
At the Mayan

Mason taking Tanner for a ride

The Children's Museum

Pictures from our trip to the museum at the Gateway with Carissa, Mason, Kim and Jace. The boys loved it. Tanner's favorite thing was playing in the water. Kaden really enjoyed everything, I think he is at the perfect age for it!