Slacker blogger

Okay, I know, I have been a slacker when it comes to blogging lately. But this summer has been incredibly busy.....Coen is about to enter his 4th week of swim classes. We had only signed on for 3, but he has won the award of one of the most improved swimmers of the summer and also one of the teachers favorites, so he has been asked back for a week, free. That makes me feel sooo good. He is such a good kid, but it is nice for people to acknowledge how polite and wonderful he is.
Terra gets married next Saturday so i am getting ready for all my girls to come into town. Juli and Sarah are staying here at Chateau Brock, and Denton and Coen will be out of town. So there is noooo telling how much trouble we will get into. I might even break out the left over fireworks...woowoo. Terra is gonna spend the night before her big day over here with us, carrying on the tradition of the day before slumber party we started when D and i got married. I am so happy for her, I adore Brent.
Anyway.....will post later

Mornings with the swim nazi

So all last week Coen and I (and twice Denton) made the treck to Lavergne to visit Coens swim teacher, aka the Swim Nazi.....I lovingly referred to it as coffee with a sife of torture. The swim nazi is not your normal coddling teacher....No siree, as he said, "if you are 2 or 3 you are not allowed to cry at his house." The main thing i learned watching Coen get dunked and thrown in is, this kid is stubborn.....He cried everyday from the secind he woke up to the time he got out of the pool, but by the end of the week the crying, screaming "i dont like it, i cant do it", fighting and hating Mr Gareth had stopped. On friday he jumped off the diving board and floated on his back, turned over and swam halfway across the pool. After 1 week this kid no longer uses water wings and is trying to get things off the bottom of the pool. At todays lesson he was the assistant and was showing the new kids what to do....

Mr Gareth works miracles....He is tough on the kids, but i have watched him give as many kisses, hi fives and "i am so proud of you" as much as i have seen him yell and dunk....

celebrating the fourth

Good food...good friends