Water Worries

 You'd think that by looking at this picture that my children are loving summer time and all the water play that it brings...but you'd be wrong.

Connor is ok with shallow water, but as soon as you put him into a regular pool, the tears start flowing and the anxiety hits a new height. He's been in swim lessons for 4 weeks now. Four weeks of tears and bribing and screaming and clinging. Today I asked if he could move back down a level and that went a bit better, but still he freaks if his head gets near the water...which makes the whole swimming thing a little difficult. He's only got 2 lessons left...thank goodness!

We are still in full on dinosaur mode. We've been to the big Dinosaur Park ever Tuesday for the last 3 weeks. It amazes me because the dinos don't move. They're still in the exact same place each week. But each week we run from dinosaur to dinosaur and read the signs and make up names and race into the gift shop to get what they really came for...a new Dinosaur Train friend! Then we come back home and add the new friend to our growing collection and they plan the next one they're going to get. My little collectors!

Last week we decided that maybe it was time to send Connor to preschool. He's had some very anxious moments lately trying to figure out how to fit in with other kids when we go places and play. He gets worried about new places and I can just see that Kindergarten is going to be a rough transition and he may need a little longer to get used to the idea. So we're starting now! He will be going to a local Montessori that is very highly praised. He'll be there M, W, F and mornings starting in August! Now I just have to convince him it's a good idea!