Jamie and Liam Chew's Blog: 2009-09-27

2009-09-27 23:09 (Kristen) I decided to take the boys swimming today, as Liam and I had missed our Friday swim due to the Terry Fox Run. We had intended to leave the house around 1, so leaving at 1:35 wasn't all that bad. I decided to drive, which makes the trip slower anyway, but a major area between us and the pool was also closed for a large literary/book festival, further snarling the works. We made it there and into the pool with only half an hour left, and there was much complaining when it was time to get out. I should note that Jamie complained bitterly about having to go to the pool in the first place, so it was rather funny to see him complain about leaving, and agreeing so quickly to having another swim day next Sunday. Funny, in a good way, I should add. We came back home to have the boys play with Alexandria, Sam, Ben, and Luke in the front yard while I made dinner. The boys liked their dinner of fish, broccoli, green beans, and rice, and watched part of Wall-E with me and Lisa. Jamie played with Gary, and Liam played with his DS, but Jamie also did some reading with me for school. He finally picked a book that was a challenge, and was very pleased with himself when he was done. Now he's going to find an even harder book, he said, to see if he can read it. He is so funny, going back and forth between "I can't do it!" and "Whee! I did it!" and the despair is as intense as the joy. I have to remember not to help him unless he asks for it, however, which is hard, sometimes.