Tis the Season

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Scott contemplating if he wants to swim or not.
He decided he did. When it was time to get out he...
He wanted to do one more lap. It was cute how he says one more and puts up his finger.
warming up on the hot concrete. I used to love lying on the concrete as a kid.

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Julia M. said…
How fabulous! Utah hasn't decided it's spring yet, and there is a rain/snow mix falling right now! I'm excited for the hot concrete after swimming--it's still the best! I love your tribute to the other babies with HLHS. I hope they continue to do well!
4/15/08, 2:03 PM
So many blogs..too little time said…
SO FUN!! I am jealous we had one nice day and it came and left too fast. Anyway I did a search of our names like you did in a previous post and it says that no one shares any of our names. Weird!!
4/15/08, 2:15 PM
Tamber said…
He is so cute. I cant wait until I can take Emma swimming this summer...I think she might actually get it this summer.
4/15/08, 8:16 PM
Kerry Hoaglund said…
That made me want to go swimming but it's still too cold for me to go! He's so cute! Love the hand signal for one more!
4/15/08, 8:17 PM
laurel said…
Heidi - I just wanted to say hi and see if you remember me from hanging out with Laurel B... Your family is so cute and it's great to "see" you again!

I read back a little through all your experiences with cute little Tyler and wanted to tell you about my friend Avery and her daughter Bela - Bela was born with HLHS a couple months ago. Her blog is http://tanandave.blogspot.com/ If you had time, I know that she would love to "meet" you and hear some words of encouragement :)
4/17/08, 4:53 AM
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