We have been at Gaga and Granddaddy's all week, and that means spending a-lot of time in the pool. Anna has proven herself to be a little fish! She jumps in off the side and off the steps, loves going under, and loves to bob around happily in water wings. She must have jumped to me from the steps, swam to me, turned around, and swam back to the steps at least fifty times today. And when you ask her if she wants to go under and start counting to three, she will give her signature face-splitting grin, scrunch her eyes close, and tip her head towards the water in anticipation of being dunked!
Luke is the more cautious of the two, but he has made some great strides. He has realized that he can tip toe across the bottom of the shallow end, so he loves to do that. He will jump to us and even jumped off the diving board once, but he does not like to go under. But today, Anna's swimming prowess convinced him to give water wings a try, and he was soon swimming all the way to the deep end stairs and back and even to the diving board and back. We were so impressed, and he was so proud--not to mention grateful for a device that keeps him from going under!
Last, but not least, here is Anna helping us fill up the baby pool:
3 comments:
Water wings are the best floatation device ever! I've found nothing else that gives them such independence and safety in the pool. And they're so cheap! Cute photos.
Okay, so I recognize Luke, but who is the little girl with the water wings in the pictures? Anna's not supposed to be that big yet!
I know, Greg. It's insane! And Amy, you are right that water wings are the best! We have several flotation contraptions (suits and such) that seem so great...until you put them on the kid and put the kid in the water. Then they are so awkward, and half choke the child!
Water wings, on the other hand, are wonderful.
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