The Falk Family Blog

Unfortunately, we chose to take pictures on a very hot and humid evening.  The girl taking our pictures had issues with her lens fogging up from being in the A/C and then outside in the humidity.  Some turned out fine, most didn’t.  Oh well.

Where did the summer go?

The boys swimming skills have come a long way this summer.  Ethan passed the long swimming test at the YMCA on his very first try and now has permission to use the diving boards and swim in the deep water.  Isaac came close to passing, but got tired and couldn’t make it to the end.  Luckily, the pool in Dan and Kari’s neighborhood does not require you to pass a test in order the use the diving board!  This was Isaac’s first jump off a diving board.

I decided it would be a good thing for the boys to play at the lake for an afternoon. After convincing Warren that it was a good idea, I packed everything up and we headed out.  Not knowing what to expect since we had never been to this beach, we learned that the bottom of the beach is very rocky and painful to walk on, an overcast sky and a poor application of sun screen will not protect Warren’s delicate skin from harmful rays, and the boys do not know how to eat snacks without eating sand at the same time.  We played for nearly two hours and then the sky opened up and a big storm came in.  Everything got soaked before we had a chance to get to the car.  Oh well, Warren was happy we had an excuse to leave. :)