I have started giving Ammon a bath in the morning. His poops are just too big, and even after using twenty wipes, I still can’t get him to smell fresh. Considering we have been going swimming in the evenings and then take baths afterward, this boy is getting two baths a day this summer.
Our highlight yesterday was going swimming after Abe got home from work. He took the kids on the big, twisty waterslide and figured out the secret to going fast: Lie down and arch your back. Abe was so excited to discover this trick!
All of the neighborhood kids wanted to know who we were taking swimming with us since we took Eli and Chloe swimming on Tuesday. I always feel guilty saying “no” to the neighbor kids all the time, but honestly, there are so many. Plus, I just prefer having kids in my home that I know well. This is hard because the only way to get to know kids is to spend time with them, but there are so many I am just sticking with the ones I know for now. But I do want to do nice things for the other kids (which potentially sounds charitable, but this desire actually stems from a wish to assuage the constant guilt I feel at always saying, “no,”) so we are planning on doing crafts Thursday with them.
Anamae came over and gave Lydia a harp lesson at home, which was so sweet of her because we totally forgot Lydia’s new lesson time on Tuesday. We were at the pool with Eli and Chloe instead. I love Anamae and feel so, so grateful for her. She is an incredible teacher and an inspiring woman.