{"id":1808,"date":"2011-08-05T00:13:41","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T04:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.handsful.com\/?p=1808"},"modified":"2011-08-05T00:13:41","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T04:13:41","slug":"more-clubs-and-swimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/archives\/1808","title":{"rendered":"More clubs and swimming!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We made it to Ethan and Abbey’s clubs yesterday. I LOVE seeing my kids putting it all out there for those kids! Giving it their all, their best – despite INTENSE heat, little sleep, and non-stop schedule. <\/p>\n

Ethan’s 5:00 club…<\/p>\n

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I got a chance to talk to Ethan for a second during a break, and asked him how this PUC compared to last years. Was it better, or the same? He said it was about the same. Hmmm…not what I expected. Then, he came back with “Well, it couldn’t possibly get any better.” Smile. <\/p>\n

We totally forgot that it was “water day”, so our kids had no swimsuits. Oh well. <\/p>\n

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Dylan wanted to help with bucket duty. <\/p>\n

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Drench!!<\/p>\n

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A little help from big brother<\/p>\n

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EJ scores high on the slip n’ slide!<\/p>\n

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Next, we headed to Abbey’s 6:45 club…<\/p>\n

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Abbey is beside Lainey. This photo cracked me up, you can see the little girl staring at Dylan’s leg and thinking “what is THAT?” <\/p>\n

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Lainey was getting into the dancing this year! Dylan spent most of the time stomping around. Oh, and you see they have swimsuits on now? We made a quick run to the clearance aisle. <\/p>\n

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Looks cold, huh? <\/p>\n

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Dad helps Abbey stay cool. <\/p>\n

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slip n’ slide, Abbey style<\/p>\n

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Dylan decided to sit out the water games at Abbey’s club. But, he was happy to take a treat. <\/p>\n

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Simply here to prove I was there. I’m talking to Cheryl, the host of the club. Her and her husband are the sweetest. <\/p>\n

Today, we relaxed around the condo for a while and then went out to buy a cargo carrier for the van. This one attaches to the back and will hold most of our big luggage. Our “megavan” has lots of room for people, but it’s lacking in storage…especially on big trips. <\/p>\n

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After we got back home, it was time for a swim. Dylan has AMAZED us on this trip. Prior to this week, he was very comfortable in the water in his floaties, would dip down for a second or two, and would jump into the water with floaties. Today, he was full-fledged swimming – under water – no floaties. He had excellent breath control, staying under for a long time! I’m so proud of the little guy. <\/p>\n

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On this, our last vacation night with just the four of us, we went out for seafood and then had a nighttime walk on the beach. <\/p>\n

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We’ve really enjoyed our time here, but we’re ready for home. And, more than ready to be together with all 8 of us! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We made it to Ethan and Abbey’s clubs yesterday. I LOVE seeing my kids putting it all out there for those kids! Giving it their all, their best – despite INTENSE heat, little sleep, and non-stop schedule. Ethan’s 5:00 club… I got a chance to talk to Ethan for a second during a break, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trips-vacations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1808\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}