Day 11-13

We have been staying very busy since Will has been gone.  This past weekend, I took the boys to see my parents in Columbia.  I needed a little break, and they love getting all of the new attention.  We went to the zoo on Saturday morning, and William is becoming an expert tour guide.  He knows the location of all of the animals and the places he can find a new toy...which is always on his agenda.  While looking at the alligators, we ran into a family from the Island School.  William and Charlie are best buds, so it was hard to tear him away to move on to the next attraction.  After lunch, we decided to take the kids to the pool.  They had a great time and even lasted about 3 hours!  William had a new milestone at the pool...he jumped in without swimmies and swam back to the side of the pool.  I think it started off by accident, but it ended up well.  He was very proud of himself, but we are still going with the swimmies for a little while longer.  Hayden is crazy in the water.  He tries to walk straight in the pool, no jumping, just straight walking. I have managed to get the swimmies on him and he is learning to float with them on..he is growing up so fast! By the time we got them home, William was exhausted.  He ate dinner and fell asleep on the couch.  Hayden, on the other hand, is wild!!  He never gets tired!!  He even tried to wake William up multiple times because he wanted to play.  

On Sunday, we took the kids to play at Monkey Joe's.  It is a place that has a bunch of jump castles.  Hayden thinks he is about 4 and tries to climb and jump with the big kids...which does not always end up that well.  It looks like he is getting trampled, but he loves every second!  William was very helpful and at times very protective of his little brother.  Next, it was back to the pool!!  Again, they were great and it was very relaxing.  We need a neighborhood pool in Charleston!!!