Swimming and a Birthday!

The kids started swimming classes at our local YMCA this past weekend. We debated about dropping the classes with all that is going on, but we decided to stick with it so the kids could have something fun to look forward to between all the trips to the hospital. 

Apparently it is illegal in New York to take pictures in a public pool, so we had to put the camera away before Jack's class started. Both kids had tons of fun, though. Callie was freezing by the end of her class, but she still wanted to go back in the pool!

Ryan turned two weeks old yesterday. Sander's mom, Chris, was able to come stay with us for a week, so she and Sander went to see baby Ryan. He is still pretty skinny, so we're working on fattening him up!

This outfit is labeled "preemie." It's still pretty baggy on our little guy. 

Grandma Marshall was able to get some good pictures of Dad and Ryan together. It's nice to have two people visiting the NICU at once so we can actually take pictures of something other than Ryan laying in a bed!

Holding a baby that small is pretty much like holding a rolled up blanket! He is so light and small, it's hard to tell he is even there!

Chris has a much nicer camera than we have, so it's nice to have some good-quality pictures of Ryan. This kid is going to have so many pictures of himself!

And not to be overlooked- Sander turned 32 on the 10th! We had a nice family celebration at home. Sander got some basketball shoes, more clothes and shoes from Chris, plus- a waffle maker! 

 It took a lot of work to light all 32 candles. We're pretty sure it was a fire hazard.

 The cake lit up the whole room! Just kidding. 

We're very glad to be able to celebrate Sander's birthday together as a family!