summa time!

most of you know that i can't really swim, so i have really wanted the kids to pick it up, to be confident at it, and to LOVE it. so, we enrolled lucas and emma in swim lessons these last 5 weeks and they have done incredibly well. lucas has taken to swimming like a fish in water and his instructor told me yesterday that he is extremely comfortable in the water and is doing great. he has advanced to the next level in each of the 2-week sessions he's been in (same for emma), and we'll find out this friday if they'll get to move up again. i think lucas will, but emma is the youngest and smallest in her class and i have a feeling she'll repeat it one more time. i'm just really proud of lucas because a year ago, allan and i had to drag him (literally) into the pool. now, he's jumping in on his own and even wants to jump off of the diving board (with floaties on). praise God!

here's lucas at his first session with his instructor, miss stephanie.