swimming and rock band don't mix

Two weeks ago we had a fun night planned at the Chamberlin's - some nighttime swimming and a little Rock Band.  All was going well until...

Nathan had a bit of an accident - a slip brought contact between Nate's chin and a tile wall, followed by lots of crying and trauma (Nate was crying I was the one with trauma - I don't do well with blood)  After hours (oh ok, it seemed like hours - it was probably a half an hour) of trying to convince Nathan he needed stitches he calmed down and we got the medical attention he needed.
I put this gem of a picture in color because black and white does nothing for blood.  This picture seriously gives me spine chills.  Does anyone else hate stuff like this or am I just a bad mom that I would prefer to run screaming when my kids get hurt instead of comforting them with hugs?  Can't stand to be by someone bleeding - let alone actually have to touch them by giving them a hug.
When all was said and done Nate had a sweet bandaged chin and was soon banging on the drums and rocking out to some hard rocking tunes.

Nate finally got back into the water last night - we sent swimming at the community pool.  He has missed swim lessons, trips to the water park and swimming with friends because of the stitches so he was thrilled to be back in the water.

summer vacation friday

Friday we continued swim lessons for the boys.  Friday night we all went to the local pool and the boys got to show off their swimming skills to dad and the kids got to play with friends who were also at the pool.  

After some swimming we came home for a family room sleepover.  Mattresses and excercise mats were brought down and we cuddled in for a movie - Spiderwick Chronicles.  Kind of an intense kid movie.  Nathan had been eager to watch it since he just finished reading the series a month or two ago.

summer swimming

The boys started swim lessons.  We found a great teacher that teaches them more in a half hour then some of their past teachers taught in a 2 week period. We have to drive a bit far (Santa Ana) but it is so worth it.  Lessons will last 2 weeks and the boys are totally enjoying their classes.  

Luke is in a class with 2 non swimmers - we thought Luke was a non swimmer but after one class with Miss Denise (his teacher) he is much more of a swimmer then we thought.  We had Nathan in the same class as Luke but after Miss Denise saw Nate swim she moved him into a beginning swim team class.  She teaches the class with a swim team format and is helping the kids to learn various strokes.  

The boys are doing great and beg us each night to go to the community pool so they can show off their skills. We are all getting our fill of summer swimming.

saturday

I'm a few days behind on my summer vacation posts so let's get caught up...

Saturday we ran errands, tried to fix our sprinklers and then crashed our old Bishops house for a night of swimming.  The swim was a welcomed event - the extreme heat we have been receiving here has been a bit more then we like.