Hayz went back to swimming lessons today. LGR has some plaster issues which are preventing him from also attending lessons :-(
Initially Hayz was quite lazy but she warmed up when she was allowed to climb out of the pool and jump back in. She got bolder the longer the lesson went and by the end she was counting to three (in her own language) and throwing herself into the water!!
The next couple of hours consisted of some grocery shopping; Mrs G clothes shopping and LGR birthday present shopping. I'm very thrilled with what we've gotten him but you'll all have to wait until his birthday to find out what it is.
After lunch I took LGR and Hayz out for a drive so Mrs G could get some study/work done. We ventured to a nice enough park on the water at Rhodes (the water is apparently called Duck River - no ducks to be seen). After some awkward playing (the toys were just a touch too big for Hayz and LGR was a little bit unsure of himself) we went for a walk along the promenade to the shops to get some food for dinner. While we were there I was able to be talked into getting the kids some ice-cream.
The ice-cream was nice. I didn't have any but the kids were so happy and content to eat ice cream in the sun ... It only took about 15 minutes to get through it but while it lasted it was very peaceful and quite lovely.
From here it was a walk back to the car and home. Not much happened from here on in - but between Mrs G and myself we've managed to read to each of the kids for over an hour. Most of the time they were sitting on our laps in a very unusual display of prolonged affection, concentration and inactivity. No complaints about any of that from me.