Swimming swimming! Oh boy, do we love to go swimming! The babies enjoy the splash pools around town in Iowa, but they seem to almost do better in the big deeper swimming pools. Naturally we went to the Scera Pool a couple times with the family while in Utah, and Wednesday every one came! Every time we got the babies do better and better.
Alec loves to jump into the deep end of the pool. He goes all the way under the water and touches the bottom. He is almost always smiling when you pull him back up. He loves to be tossed across the pool, and knows how to climb out all by himself. We're trying to teach him how to float on his back, but so far he's not much of a fan. We'll get there soon I'm sure.
If you see a crocodile don't forget to SCREAM!
Flying across the pool... at a certain point Nick and Robert got so far apart and were throwing Alec so hard and so far that they actually got in trouble with the lifeguard. Alec was so disappointed when they had to stop.
Lyssa puts her face in the water, blows bubbles, and kicks with her legs. She holds onto the side of the pool like a champ, and is starting to learn how to reach her arms out while she kicks. It's pretty cute.
Who will be my next swimming helper?
Reach baby! Reach!
Other highlights:
Grandma Shannon ran and bought a baby life vest as soon as she found out babies weren't allowed on the big slides without one. The kids took turns going down the big swirly slide with Nick. Thanks Mom! They loved it!
Lyssa went down the baby slide into the water on her tummy , every time ending with her entire body completely under water. She would sit up an instantly say "Moe! Moe!" I seriously lost count after 30 turns. She was hilarious!
Playing 'Hot Baby' (like hot potato) in the pool. The babies loved bouncing through the water getting passed around the circle... that is they loved it until a little head accidentally came in contact with Alan's braces. :-)
Thanks Robert, Mike, Erin, Alan, Grandpa Steve and Grandma Shannon for going to the pool with us and making it so much fun!
Videos and pictures of they event courtesy of Auntie Erin.
2 comments:
Such fun memories!
Teaching little kids to swim is lots of fun!
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