Jack's Trip to the Zoo

Jack's Kindergarten Connection class had a fieldtrip to the Santa Ana Zoo, and Nick was able to chaperone.  The kids had a great time.

Jack's first swim meet

Having grown up with a pool at my Grammie's house, I don't remember a time when I wasn't swimming.  Since we don't have a pool of our own, Nick and I really wanted the boys to be exposed to swimming- for safety reasons, as well as fun!  Jack has been swimming since he was 2 years old, and Luke's been swimming since he was 9 months old. They've had weekly lessons with Mr. Scott, and we are amazed at how well he does and how much he loves swimming.  This summer, Jack joined the swim team at our swim school.  This is such a great experience for him. Adding to the fun is getting to be on the team with his buddy, Zak Del Vecchio!  The team has only had 3 practices, but they had their first meet this weekend, and it was such a fun day!  Jack and Zak both swam the 20 yard freestyle and backstroke heats for 5-6 year old boys.  We cheered on their team mates, and hung out with friends by the pool all day.  What fun!  We are so blessed to be able to work with Mr. Scott, Ms. Sophia, Jackie, and the rest of the crew at Deep Blue Swim School!



Stretching before the swim meet






Are there any Cheetos left?

 



Josh Del Vecchio




Jack and Zak lined up for their first practice swim




20 yard freestyle practice swim.





Mr. Scott cheered Jack on and gave the "thumbs up!"




Jack jumping in for his 20 yard backstroke practice





Uncle and Alan and Luke were on hand to cheer on the 'lil Dippers





Here we go!  Swimmers take your mark!




Josh and Luke- little buddies!




Group photo of the Lil Dippers




Jack after his first competition!  20 yard freestyle-37.72 seconds!  Excellent swim!!!





Jack after the 20 yard backstroke competition.  He said the sun was in his eyes, and he had a little trouble when he got close to the rope, but this was a great effort for his very first backstroke competition! 




Zak and Jack cracking up!





Such goofballs!





Ahhh...good belly laughs1




Josh is such a cool dude!





All of the kids who competed for the first time got yellow ribbons for their efforts.  Great job, Jack!



Jack's Art Show

Jack's school has an annual art show and ice cream social, and we've been looking forward to it for some time.  Jack is a wonderful artist.  He's so creative, and pays such close attention to details.  For as much as I could be found with my nose in a book when I was his age, he can be found at the table drawing pictures.  He proudly showed off some of his school art, which they collected throughout the year!

Leaf implant

Polar bear with a baby on his back

Acrobats at the circus

Jack painted himself on a sled to the right of the snowman.

Chalk art

A racoon with two babies