From the Starting Line to the Finish Line.

The big news of this week is the arrival of Kaylie Allison Zbaraschuk (newest member of Kent Zbaraschuk's family) on July 31st. Her two older siblings Emily and Connor seem to be as pleased as punch for now - let's hope it lasts! :) She is as cute as can be, and we're looking forward to holding her in person when we visit Saskatchewan next week. We've timed this trip quite well! Mom and baby are now at home where they can actually get some much-needed rest. Kaylie - may you have many fun adventures in this life!
Zachary is finishing up his swimming lessons - he may have one more lesson next week, but other than that he'll be done. This week he went into the pool fully clothed - today he was in a fleece sleeper to really test his ability to float in any circumstance. He did amazingly well (although let's be clear, he still isn't happy about this experience!). At one point though he didn't get back up into a float as quickly as he needed to, so we've decided that one or two lessons in the sleeper may be warranted. Karis went into the pool with him and the instructor to learn some of the techniques so that we can keep it up over the rest of the summer. Zachary seems to cry less when Daddy is in there with him (all things are good when Daddy is around!)
We'll be heading to Canada for our 10 day vacation next week, so we won't have another update until probably the weekend of August 25th. We hear that it is hotter in Canada than it is in Orlando, so we're definitely hoping for a cold front to move on through!