First, we went to RI to Clingstone with Jenn and Paul where we enjoyed beautiful views and good food followed by a really good trip to the beach the next morning. Even though Isaac missed his nap because of it, we later stopped for amazing gelato in Newport.
On Monday, Isaac and I had a long day-date. In the morning, we had a date with the Reaveys and got to see baby Zachary again. I started this thing saying, "don't cry Baby Zachary," even though I've never heard the little guy make a peep! Isaac then had a marathon nap and I cooked: kale chips (thanks Mareshia for the tip), banana muffins, pesto and maybe something else and I've forgotten.
After nap, we went swimming and Isaac was more adventurous than I've ever seen him. Wearing his blue swimsuit with floaties inside of it, he was jumping in the pool (it was the last day for our condo-pool) at the "5" and "9" feet-markers and ON HIS OWN rising to the surface, "swimming" to the edge of the pool and then walking his hands over to the ladder, climbing out and doing it again and again. I was very impressed! So impressed that when Josh joined us, I was distracted telling Josh all about it. In the seconds that I looked away from Isaac, he had swum about three feet away from the edge. It kind of freaked me out, but then I was crazy proud. I started telling random people lying around that he just swam! He then continued to swim more than half the length of the short side of the pool! What a difference from when the pool opened a few months ago. Isaac is Mr. Adventure!
Later on, Danielle+clan joined us for dinner to help eat up that food. One fun highlight was that at 7:30, Tavi said she wanted to go swimming. I he'ed and hawed and finally said, "yes." I'm so glad I did: we dared each other to get wet even though it was kind of cold out and then laughed ourselves silly thinking we were the very last people to swim in the pool until next summer.
This pool has really been a treat--we'll miss it when we move (eventually) and don't have it anymore.
Here are some Clingstone pics: https://picasaweb.google.com/
Here's a link to some pictures and the embedded slide show:
https://picasaweb.google.com/117929270461197925228/EndOf2012Summer?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCMGLkqum-v7Dag&feat=directlink
