Angels in Alexandria

We visited our boys on Saturday and Sunday. This time, we took them out one at a time. Saturday, we drove in from Houston, and picked up Adam at about 2 p.m. We had to time this visit so we could check into the hotel first; Adam goes bonkers if we get to that hotel and he can't go straight to the swimming pool. We spent about 3 hours in the pool, and Adam had big fun. DW bought him some plastic fish that sink slowly in the water, and he spent his time trying to grab them as they sank. DW and I had to snatch the ones that got away and hand them to Adam. Adam also made me place him in a prone position and slide/throw him towards the stairs down into the pool, as he kicked and flailes with his arms, so he could feel as if he were swimming. Adam cried when we got back to St. Mary's, and, as we left, it felt like someone had stuck a biopsy probe into my chest and tore out a sample of heart tissue.

We fetched Toby after the St. Mary's church service on Sunday morning. Our visit with him also focused on the hotel swimming pool. Toby loves to jump off the side, and he had more fun throwing the fish than grabbing them as they sank. He was a little frustrated with the grabbing part of the game, so he eventually took the fish and threw them into the out-of-order hot tub. It's only about 3 feet deep. Toby would sit on the bench inside the hot tub and grab the fish with his feet, then throw them all in again. Toby had to play with the hotel elevator again, and this time he actually rode on it. I had to hold him when he rode, but at least he got inside the thing. At one point, he stood behind a balcony, and he would point at the elevator button and shout "up!" when he wanted me to push the button.

Finally, those cards that Toby designed for St. Mary's have been printed, and I have 25 boxes of them. If you'd like to purchase a box, or if you'd just like to get a card in the mail, please leave a comment, and we'll get in touch.