Seriously? What is with this weather?

Today has been off and on with the weather.  It's like having the little jokester hiding behind the door frame and every time you turn your back, they either flip the switch on or off.  Sun and rain being the result of our switch.  Summer.  Hello.  Summer should be filled with sunshine, blue skies, and warm weather.  Apparently Mother Nature missed the memo.  Consider this your memo.

After today's swimming lesson (which was grade day and we got to register Eli for the next class!  Preschool 2 here we come....on Monday) we headed to the Museum of Flight.  Again, this is one of Eli's favorite places.  Woodland Park Zoo and the Museum of Flight, what more is there?!?!  If we went every day, I think we would have the happiest boy on the planet.  They were working on some new exhibits so we're excited to see what's to come!

Space walking astronaut

Learning about the types of wood used to build different parts of airplanes.

 Pilot Winkey in his Blackbird - watch out, he was all about the little red button...

....still wondering what that button was all about.  Missiles?  Ejection?  Radio?

Megan and Eric flying the Blackbird

Eli and I ventured to Alki Beach for the first time.  After a yummy lunch next to the water we ventured on to the beach.  We ventured, and ventured, and ventured.  We had to have been walking for at least an hour before we got there.  I thought it was going to be a quick little jaunt up the road, it ended up being a 1.9 mile walk - one way!  Yes, I googled it later to see just how far we walked.  We went with our good friends so we chatted the whole way, the boys got to play in the sand while Jeanne and I chatted and Melissa and Leigh-Ann walked back to get the cars.

Overlooking the Puget Sound and downtown Seattle

 Our good friends, Eric, Leigh-Ann, and Megan.
Poor Scott and Jess had to slave away at work while we played.

 Posing in a kayak.

Another wonderful friend, Melissa.

Walking along the beach.

After the walk to get to Alki Beach, we all felt like laying down and taking a little snooze.

0.5. Half. 1/2.

This week marks the halfway point for little Sherwood Seymour Winkey.  (Oh, and NO, his name is not really going to be this.  It's a great nickname. If you haven't said it outloud yet, it's a definite must.)

It's a little unreal that we're half-way already.  Part of me thinks, "oh my gosh, I've been pregnant forever, how can I only be half-way?" while the other part of me keeps thinking, "holy cow!  How can we be half-way!?!?!?!"

It's hard to say where we are exactly, when we had our 7 week ultrasound we went in on what was 7weeks 2 days, but he was measuring at 6weeks 6days but the ultrasound tech didn't think it would change anything.  At our last appointment, which is when we found out it was a "he" my doctor kept saying 18 weeks, when by our knowledge should have been exactly 19 weeks.  Really, not that 3 days makes a difference in the grand scheme of things.  :)

Soooooo.....here is where we are now.

Eli's little brother a week and a half ago.

Swimming through the stages

Eli started swimming lessons this week!

Yesterday didn't go very well.  In fact, once I finally got him in the water - yes, I had to plop him in and walk away - all he did was hold onto the edge of the pool and bounce up and down.  At least he was in the water I suppose.  Last night we took him to open swim and he and Jess played in the water for nearly an hour.  They laughed and had a blast!

Today, we went back for day two.  Oh my goodness!  What a difference a day and a daddy make!  He was so excited to jump in the water and he did everything his teacher asked him to do.  He would have done more if he could have.  He was still apprehensive with a few things, but he did not let that get in his way.  He did great!!!

Practicing kicking with his hands out in front of him.

Still kicking!

Climbing out of the pool all by himself.

Getting back in by yourself is a little more challenging.

A couple weeks ago we met Glenn and Cheryle at the Museum of Flight.  This is one of Eli's favorite places.  He routinely asks to go to the "Flight of the Museum" to see the airplanes.  Everytime we go we see something new and different.  There's a lot to see, especially when you have a four-year-old in tow.  

Eli and Daddy checking out one of the planes outside.

Yep, they're pretty stinkin' cute.

Inspecting the different wings on these butterflies.  

Woah!  I was there too!  :)

A WWII Rols Royce airplane engine.  I think Eli was telling us about it.  

Ready for take off.

Finally Enough

...to post a picture!

Here we (me and player-to-be-named later) are at 16 weeks 2 days.  As I was going down the stairs this evening Jess said "wow, the last week you've totally popped.  In a good way of course...."  LOL  That prompted a quick picture to mark the occasion!  At any rate, he is our first picture with Little Winkey #2.

I have a bunch of other pictures that need to be posted too from different things we've been up to, but with only 10 days of school left this year, I have a zillion things to do before I can even think about starting report cards.  YIKES!  I have got to get on that pronto!

T-Ball in the SUN!

Today started absolutely gorgeous.  The sun was shining.  The birds were chirping.  Two teams of three and four year olds were ready to bring it on with a great game of t-ball!  Eli had a great group of supporters today, of course Jess and I were there, so were Grandma and Papa and Sandy, Reid, and Drew!

Ready for the ball

Rearranging the base.

(Not really sure what was going on, but I think he was getting the dirt off)

Running bases

(Doesn't he look so big!  He's getting really tall nowadays)

Rounding third.  Look at him go!

Smiling

(I was on the other side of the fence, hence the fuzzies)

The Lizard-Turtle-Bears giving their end of game cheer.

I love his expression!

Oh, and now is when I add that it is currently raining.  Bye-bye sun.