Rings and Rocks

When swim class first started, Lexie barely got her head wet.  The only way she would get wet is when Uncle Zach poured water on her head.  At the end of each class, they have a treasure hunt and they are supposed to go underwater to collect the treasures.  At first, Lexie tried to use her feet to get the rings or stretch her arm as far down as she could so she wouldn't have to put her head underwater and if she got one treasure, she was happy.  So, to see what Lexie accomplished on this day was pretty special.  Before she went into the pool, we told her that we wanted her to get 3 rings.  And she delivered!!  This girl did the splits as she went under the water.  And she held her breath for a long time.  But she was determined to get 3 rings and when she did, she called out to me, "Mommy I got 3 rings!"  The funniest part was when Uncle Zach said, "Lexie, that's the first time I've heard you say anything!"

To celebrate, the next day we went to the mall and Lexie got to ride the train.

And then she went rock climbing.  There's this outdoors type store that has a rock wall.  It's $2 to climb all day.  What a bargain!  At first, Lexie was a little hesitant, but we showed her where to place her foot and which rock to grab.  Once she understood what to do, she would tell us, "I'm going to touch the purple rock" or "Watch me go to the red rock." and she would climb to that rock.

We climbed for a bit and decided to take a break to do some shopping and then went back for more climbing.  By the time we were ready to leave, Lexie was able to get to the top of the wall by herself.  It just amazes us by what this little daredevil can do.  And this was one of daddy's favorite things to do, so he is very proud that Lexie loves doing it.