Here it is -- our last field trip. I have having technical difficulties so my pictures are posted backwards today. JD has been asking to go to the "spooky store" (our local hobby/variety store that ALREADY has the Halloween things out). We went this afternoon but then he was too afraid to go down the "spooky aisle." GO FIGURE!
We had a meal at McDonald's which made us very "HAPPY."
We have one more week of summer so we need to fit in a few last field trips. We went to see Miss Stacey this morning at Book People. While we were waiting JD played in the tunnel. 
Next, we went to Walmart to have a picture taken. We have missed the last two picture days at school so we needed a summer portrait. If we go to Walmart (or sometimes even if we are just driving by) JD insists that we need to buy trains. Once we get to the train isle it takes him FOREVER to decide. So many choices that little boys have to make.
Gymnastics is over for the summer so we are back at the pool doing swimming lessons. This is JD's first "big boy" swim class where he gets in the water without mommmy. Mommy is both happy and sad about it.
JD swims with Mark. Our swim teacher who has the patience of Job.
He is also part sheep dog. Trying to round up four three year olds and getting them to pay attention is no easy task. As soon as he turns his back on one of the kids that one is wandering off. This has turned into a game for JD. He figured out if he wandered to the other side of the pool Mark would come after him and drag him back. He GIGGLES like this is the most fun in the world.
JD and I spent the morning at the Children's museum. He enjoyed the Austin Kiddie Limits exhibit where you can play a pretend guitar along with some famous Austin musicians. He spent at least 30 minutes dancing and watching himself on TV. At the end of every song he let out a "YEE HAW." I haven't got any idea where he learned that from. We don't just yee haw around the house all the time.
While I was working at the sink yesterday JD pulled a chair over and wanted to help. He wants to help with everything but the problem is his helping isn't really that helpful -- if you know what I mean. I let him help anyway and hope he still likes to help when he is big enough to mow the lawn. 
He "helped" stir the pinto beans that I put on to soak. Never mind that pinto beans don't really need stirring -- the insisted that they did.
This may be the end of helping. George got out our old playstation and hooked it up with a Nemo game. The first thing JD said to me this morning was "I want to play games like this" and then he started wiggling his thumbs. YIKES -- GEORGE, what have you done to our boy!!!
JD and I have been swimming quite a lot but I don't always get my camera out at the pool. Today we went to this super fun children's pool and so I just HAD to capture the moment. School starts in another week and we will have to say bye bye to all the free time and to the fun in the water. BOO HOO!!!
A night or two ago JD kept insisting that he wanted to play with his bunny bucket. I had no idea what he was refering to. I took him by the hand and told him to show me what he wanted. He just couldn't show me and I just couldn't figure out what he wanted. FINALLY George got it. AH HA -- he wants to play with the Easter eggs. DUH -- the bunny bucket. Sometimes mom is just too slow.
