. Life with the Edsalls . . .: Swimming, Alice Day, and Solid Foods

Our kids continue to grow-up. As with many life-changes, there is some bitter mixed in with the sweet…though the sweet clearly predominates.

Grandma and Grandpa Edsall have been in town for several days (with a few more to go) and we have been trying to make the most of it despite the uncooperative weather. We took the one almost sunny day to go swimming at the outdoor pool and on Saturday we took Nora out for some fun events on the 5th annual Alice Day, in honor of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (which was written here in Oxford).

At the pool.
This was the first time Nora had been to a pool since she was 18 months. She liked it back then but has had some minor water fear since so we weren't sure how she'd take to it this time around...

Nora's getting used to the water…it didn't take long.

Notice how empty it is - it really wasn't a particularly warm day but we work with what we have. Luckily the pool was heated a bit.

Eli…just chillin' by the poolside.

Nora seemed to take to the water well.

This happened over and over and over again.

Bonus Photo: Nora as a lion, reading "Library Lion" with Grandma.

Alice Day.

Nora had her face painted at Blackwells bookshop. She chose a butterfly. And she asked the lady making balloon animals for a butterfly balloon as well. Not particularly Alice-themed, but cute none-the-less.