swim class was last night. carter's first time in the pool. he LOVED it. the smile on his face was so cute, and he was just like, this is so great! look at all this water! i can splash, i can drink it, i can dunk my head in it (yes, he even did that), dad can throw me up in the air, and i can sit on the side and play with these cute toys, this is so cool. why have we never seen this before???

ava had to wait for her class, as she had been promoted to the next level--which was 'real' swim class--3 kids with the teacher, who sat them on the side of the pool and took each one in turn. this was not the exciting experience that we had hoped it would be. ava looked a little upset that it was not fun anymore, and more than anything, she looked COLD. so, i might let her go back to the fun class. i mean, in carter's class, they sing, and play, and jump and laugh, and in this one, they do back floats, and reach and pull, and 'don't jump, slide in on your tummy'--all interesting, but slower paced and no singing. she might be a little young for it. also, she might have been more receptive to it if she had not watched carter's class, where all of her other friends were.

she was very happy to go to little dippers yesterday though. and carter enjoyed it too. i gracefully bowed out of the craft project, which was making an easter egg out of wool. i think i still have 1/2 an egg from last year somewhere.