William seems to be a little annoyed that they last post he has been seeing for the past few weeks is about me joining Twitter.  He is irritated that I haven’t updated the blog with progress about the kids swimming or about anything fun that we have done so far.  Well SORRY!  I’ve been enjoying my summer too much to be bothered to sit in front of the computer and actually think.  It requires too much brain power and my brain went on vacation a while ago.  You know William, you have access to the blog.  You are more than welcome to write about anything your heart desires up here.  But, while we wait for your creative juices to get flowing I will do as you wish and update our audience about the happenings of the Dubel clan.

For starters, two weeks ago I enrolled the kids in swimming classes.  Aidan’s swimming abilities have a come a long way since I posted the “Can’t swim” video.  He is now capable of swimming on his own for a length of time.  Mark’s swimming on his own as well and he is remarkably good at it.  I am so proud of Mark’s accomplishment especially since he just started learning and he can swim on his own already.  According to the boys’ instructor, Aidan and Mark are his best swimmers.  Imagine that!  Caitlin had a rough start.  She was not happy the first week of class but now she is doing belly flops off the side of the pool and loving every minute in the water.  She has not grasped the concept of swimming yet – kick your legs, swing your arms, float – but she loves gliding in the water from person to person.  That girl has no fear!

Additionally, the family and I have taken the opportunity to visit a couple of museums.  We visited the AZ Museum of Science for Father’s Day.  It was part of William’s Father’s Day surprise.  The museum had a LEGO exhibit that I thought William and the kids would enjoy.  I wonder which part of his Father’s Day surprise William will remember:

• Me sending the kids to wake him up with the pictures/cards they drew for him,
• Being served breakfast in bed which he did not really want,
• Receiving a LEGO gift that he already had,
• Lunch at a stuffy tea house that he choose, or
• The time spent at the museum. 

My guess is it is the kids running in giddy with happiness to be able to wake their dad; that is what he will remember the most.  (PS:  The kids joy in waking daddy with the pictures they drew had the added benefits of making him feel guilty for not making an effort to do anything special for me on Mother’s Day. That was unintentional yet delightful bonus for me.)  We also went to the AZ Museum of Natural History with Aidan’s friend, Shrey, and his mom.  The museums were a lot of fun – lots of quality time spent with the family and friends.

All in all I have been having a blast this summer.  Now that I have joined the work force I am appreciating all the things I took for granted when I was a SAHM, for example time spent with the kids.  Time has become a precious commodity and its something I don’t have much of when I am working and life is hectic and busy.  Right now, I’m just enjoying the easy going, carefree life doing things I love to do like cooking, baking, hanging out with the kids, shopping, etc.  Yup, life is good.  It’s sad that I only have a month left before life goes back to being crazy so I making the most of it.  

Of course I do have pictures of the fun we have been having this summer.  I’ll put them up as soon as I get motivated.  It gives you something to look forward to.