Yvoire, France

Only three weeks to go until the next Sill arrives, so we are sticking close to home. It was a beautiful weekend in Lausanne (finally) with lots of sun and temps in the mid-80's. On Saturday, we decided to take a boat across Lake Geneva to the French side of the lake, to a small, mideval village called Yvoire. There's not much to do in Yvoire, but the town itself is very cool, with lots of shopping and about one hundred ice-cream shops. I'm not sure how they all stay in business, but I think it would be impossible to visit the town and not get at least one ice-cream cone.

Today we went to the swimming pool near the lake and watched our maniacal son run crazy around the place. Once he gets excited, he has absolutely no capacity to listen. Upon arrival, he immediately started stripping his clothes and running towards the pool. You basically have to physically restrain him to keep him away from the water. On the plus side, he does seem to love swimming. He can now swim by himself using the water noodle or water wings, which is pretty fun to see. One thing I am starting to worry about is what sports Mason will want to play. Today, I brought along a football to the pool, and a round rubber ball. I asked Mason if he wanted to play catch with the football, and he gave me an emphatic, "Nooo!" Then he grabbed the round rubber ball, dropped it to his feet and began dribbling it around the park and kicking it back to me. My heart just about gave out on me. I guess I will need to start playing the NFL network and Major League Baseball a bit more around the house so that Mason starts to appreciate the finer sports in life!