That is what this summer is becoming for J! He's always been a texture freak. If it's slippery or slimy, cold or wet, then he usually keeps his distance. But this summer, momma's pushing it! Through the whining, fussing and crying we are going to get over some of the formerly uncharterable areas!


Yesterday the storm blew away our plans to play at the park so we went over to a good friend's house to have our play date there! J & S had a blast fingerpainting! I was really surprised because every time I tried to get J to do anything involving slippery, wet, hand-tainting things he would break out into a whine of "it's nasty!" and beg me to clean it off as the crocodile tears poured. So of course I broke out the camera to capture this!
Today we took a walk and ended up at Grandma & Papaw's house. The rest of the family was coming over to swim so Daddy ran home to get our swimsuits so we could join them. It took a half hour of whining, crying, snotting and screaming before J finally decided the pool wasn't so bad. I had to drag him to the center of the pool and spin him around (what seemed like 100 times!) and he finally cracked a smile and even let loose a giggle or two. Then we spent almost 2 hours in the pool and he cried because we had to leave! I was so thrilled that he got over his fear of doing something unfamiliar. Last summer he cried and threw a fit about everything and this year looked like it would be the same. I can feel the dread lifting knowing there is hope J will be able to enjoy all the outings we'll be taking this summer!