Their first swim

Last week we had a couple of days that hit the upper 80s and low 90s (followed by rain a few days later - go figure!). We need work done on the solar panels which heat the pool, so I kept telling the boys they can't go in the pool yet because it's not ready. But, when it was sooooo hot out, they convinced me it'd be ok. :)

They had a blast. They both swam around, diving and dunking and shooting their water guns and throwing balls and making up all sorts of games for a good two hours before I decided it was time for them to get out, clean up, and start getting ready for dinner. They were both so bummed and would have probably stayed in the pool until it was dark, had I let them! :)

I'm so glad we have this outlet for them to play. I foresee many summer afternoons just lazying around our pool and backyard. I can't wait!

Signs that clearly work

I have a week's worth of pics and events that I keep forgetting to post! So let's start with this one - which I captured last week.

I snapped it and immediately sent it to my Mom. When we used to work together, long long ago, we'd shake our heads at the signs we'd see posted in the bathrooms.

I have since always chuckled when I see them - clearly (not) working, but presumably posted by some exasperated coworker. :)

New flip flops

It was 90* out today (!!), which meant it was quite appropriate for the boys to break out their new flip flops.

Cute pics of Callum

Callum has been DYING to go for a swim in our new pool. It's almost ready, just needs to be heated now. He didn't believe me yesterday, when I told him it was too cold to swim in, until he put his toes in. :)

The second pic is one I took this morning while we were waiting for the bus. It's a fairly steep hill where we wait - he likes to climb to the top where it bends, watch/wait for the bus, and then run like hell trying to beat it. I feel like I'm going to have a mini-heart attack every time he does this - I'm petrified he'll stumble and slide down on his face. But, look how happy he is! So I let him do it anyway.

School Auction Dinner Party

Jon and I got all gussied up last night to attend our school district's auction dinner party - we've never been before so I had no idea what to expect. Turns out, we were very overdressed. Ha! :)

But, we still had a nice time and Jon got to meet several other couples - many who live in our neighborhood - so it wasn't all bad.

We did skip out early though, since we were a little tired from all the rubbing elbows and decided to take advantage of having a sitter. So, still all dressed up, we headed to the movies to close out the night! ;-)

Mother's Day Brunch

I forgot to post a pic of me and my boys last week, while at our Mother's Day Brunch. I'm pretty lucky! :)

Another good checkup

Today was Callum's monthly lab and exam day. All looks great - even though he's battling a minor head cold, his numbers look solid, so we've been bumped back up to 100% of his chemo program. Phew!!

Since we're getting close, we're now starting to talk more about what the end of therapy looks like. We have roughly 4 more months of treatment. After that, Callum will have another bone marrow and LP procedure to ensure, and officially document, that he's in remission and cleared. A few weeks after that he'll have another surgery to have his port removed (which he's both excited, and nervous, about). Crazy times!!