Singing in the Bathtub

True, I have not posted here for about a year now. But I captured this awesome moment and wanted to share. Khyah was taking a bath, and belting out her own made-up song at the top of her lungs, so I couldn't resist catching a bit of it on film. Enjoy!

Shouldn't we all feel such joy?

Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Aerospace Museum

Of course I forgot my camera, but Thursday after school we took Grandma and Grandpa to the Aerospace Museum. I stole a couple of Grandpas pictures to share.

The boys loved seeing Jetfire or Blackbird (as London calls it), which is the black stealth plane featured in Transformers 2. They had the scene from the movie running next to the plane. It was really cool to watch the video and figure out where they were actually standing. PLUS, total bonus, they had a display of very cool Transformers toys. Brandt would have stayed there all day if we let him.

London said his favorite plane (besides the Blackbird) was the shark plane. Of course, I don't have a picture of that, but grandpa got him a model of it at the gift shop. Lucky boy!

The expression on his face, you ask? Me trying to get him to smile normally (instead of his posed smile). Alas, best I could do.

Brandt got a model of the crooked wing plane from grandpa.

And . . . he promptly broke it.

Still we had fun, and only lost grandpa once or twice.

Swimming Lessons

The boys are finally back in swimming . . . and yay for us, we don't have to get in the pool with them!

Brandt couldn't put his head in the first couple of days because of his stitches, but he loved it just the same (actually, maybe he loved it MORE because of that).

This is London's second time through the class. And hurray, something clicked! Out of the blue, he started floating on his back by himself and can swim a few strokes on his own in the deep.

I doubt we have the next Michael what's-his-name, but he loves it. Especially with the goggles. You'd think they gave him super powers or something with how much braver he is when wearing them. Who knows, maybe if I'd read all the fine print on the label, it was in there: These goggles are designed to enhance courage. The maker is not responsible for any unintended consequences.

Grandma and Grandpa were fortunate to see the boys' last class and grandpa took some pictures. Since they did so well, we went out to celebrate with some soft serve. Yum!

Even Khyah enjoyed some.