What a BOZO

We have been having fun hanging out with Eli's mom. She has been here for the last few weeks helping out so I can study and get some writing for school done. It has been a BIG help. This last weekend we went to the Marion County Fair which is just up the street from where we live. It was fun but only for a little while. The rides were three and four dollars a pop so we could have easily gone broke. Luckily we didn't bring very much money. There was a clown that was entertaining but not for the reasons you might think. He was sitting on a dunk-tank and for a few dollars you could try to knock him into the water. He was either really smart or really stupid and I'll tell you why. He insulted everyone that walked by, saying all kinds of crude and racial insult to each and every different person that walked by. He said to the Hispanic guy "Hey cabron hehehe(evil laugh) come over here like you came over here if you know what I mean hehehe" and to the black couple "Hey jaszniqua hehehehe where did you get those brades done hehehehe I hope you got a refund hehehe." He made fun of black guys' grills and red neck hair cuts and outfits some girls were wearing and everything in between. He was smart because he seemed to burn everyone that tried to insult him back, maintained a large group of onlookers eager to laugh at the people being made fun of, and had lots of angry people spending their money trying to knock him in the water. Stupid because one day someone is going to wait for him to get out of his metal cage. Now that would have made for some good entertainment:)

Primeros Pasos

Alejandro empezó a caminar cuando tenía casi un año así que tiene más de un mes caminando. Estos son algunos de sus primeros pasos :)

Here are some of Alejandro's first steps.

My Main Man Dan

Came out to see us last week and got paid for it. He flies for Southwest and just happened to pick up a trip that ended here. So...........we took the day off (Eli did anyway) and we went to the Indianapolis Zoo (a very cool zoo by the way). While there we touched sharks (Natalia still has all 10 fingers:), saw the dolphin show, watched the polar bear swimming in the water, and finally decided to follow suit and get a little wet in the water park as well. Good times.

Swimming Lessons

Natalia finished up her first session of swimming lessons! Her first day she hopped into the water and forgot to hold onto the side. Needless to say she sank right down to the bottom. Nobody else noticed so I rushed over and fished her out. Anyway, she has learned a lot. One thing she loves to do is put her head under water (when she is wearing goggles) and has a record of holding her breath for 15 seconds. During her last lesson she made me jump up and rush over when she let go of the side and sank into the pool again. This time though, she was able to kick and kick until she could reach the side, smile at me and give me a thumbs up. :)