Wild Kingdom!

The kids and I have been very busy these past few days... It was really nice that Michelle was home today and the kids got a much needed rest from running errands!

The day started with the kids going to the Gym Day Care... It's truly a plus that I take the kids there: 1-it forces me to workout on a consistent basis, 2-it keeps them in the routine of being dropped off (so they won't give the sitter a run for her money come September)... moving on..

After the gym we decided to take the kids to a place called WILD KINGDOM! It's a play center that has tons of Jumpers/Bouncers/Obstacle Courses all indoors(great way to beat the heat)!!! Today was Open Play Time and the first time we ever went...WHAT A BLAST!!! The boys really enjoyed themselves!
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...Alyssa even got in on the action..

Baby Allie was all smiles while the kids played! Isn't she a cutie! I love her eyes! (so jealous!) I was really proud of Dominic..for the longest time he was afraid of bouncers and now he just goes in and out all by himself.. He was still pretty scared of the large slides, but did manage to climb up and go down
(with a little nudge from mommy)...........
Lance is a pro at climbing up the slides!
You may think these bouncers are easy to get around, but they ARE NOT! What a workout it was chasing the boys through the obstacle course/climbing the walls/and going down the slides! I was beat! Luckily when we got home I made both kids take a nap in preps of swim class...

Today marked the start of week 2 for Swim Lessons! I made a point to get to swim class early to try to talk Dominic up about it.. We started off well, sitting on the edge with our feet in the water splashing... Once they announced class had started...the Water Works began for Dom! Alyssa did really well... she had a Water Noodle tied around her and was kicking away..she even didn't mind being on her back floating... Once it had been a good 15mins of crying for Dom I decided to go to his rescue... I switched kids with the swim instructor and to my surprise calmed Dominic down... He actually stopped crying and with the water noodle around him, holding my hands, he began to kick quietly! Peace has been restored in the pool... He even went back to the instructor for the last 5 minutes and didn't shed a tear!!! We have finally made progress... I hope this is a sign that the rest of Swim Class Week 2 is going to be great!