My hubby got back on Thursday and I tell you I do not want to experience that drive to JFK any more for a while. A trip that should have taken me 2 1/2 hours there and 2 1/2 hours back turned into a whole 8 hour day from being stuck in traffic there and back. I was pissed. My whole day was a wash. Big A had a great time in Jamaica and wants to go back again before the year is out. It's amazing how he waited all this time to go and when he finally goes back home he can't get enough of it.

Here's a picture of him and a childhood friend he grew up with.

Now into week 3 for swimming and he loves the water. I am so glad because I was worried that he would never get in the pool. I have to pick up Big A up from the airport on Thursday in NY. I am not looking forward to that drive at all. I tell you even though he's been gone for a week it's seems like longer, plus I am getting tired of having only kid conversations at home.

It's Monday and I wish it was Saturday so that I could have slept late. I can barely concentrate today at work. I will definitely be going to bed early tonight.

Here is a pic of an eel that my oldest did as part of the Mural in his schools hallway.

Swimming

After reading Melanie's blog. I decided to enroll Big Boy A into swimming classes. W* is already taking classes and there was a preschool aged class on the same day and time that W* had her class.

Well we went on Saturday for his first class and everything was going fine. Until the instructors were showing them how to kick their legs and the water splashed in Big Boy A's face. He jumped up and wouldn't go back into the pool for the rest of the lesson. I was annoyed and frustrated all in one. Fortunately there were other parents there who's children were afraid to go back into the water also.

After the class ended the instructor just told us to keep brining him back and eventually he will get in the water. I also met a parent there who's son also was like Big Boy A and he told me that his son wouldn't go back in the water after the first 15 min of class last session and now he loves the water. I felt much better after speaking to that parent. So next Sat. I hope it's better.

Here he is before the freakout.