SWIMMING!!!!

Well, today hit triple digits AGAIN for us, not sure the high, I think around 110, but it was HOT! My great friend, Johnna, has a pool and invited us to come over for a swim to cool off with some other girlfriends and I of course didn't say no! :) However, I was extremely hesitant because with THREE boys, all under 4, I was a bit nervous about how this was all going to work out, but, I have GREAT NEWS for you all!

Laine, past history, swam last year, but swam with a life jacket on at all times after he thought he'd try the deep end without any adult near by and that was IT for no lifejacket. We went out THAT afternoon and got him a lifejacket and he still wears it every time because he's deathly afraid of drowning. Towards the end of last summer we were taking his lifejacket off with one of us holding him and trying to teach him the basics of swimming, i.e., kicking his feet, moving his arms, and keeping his head above water. He screamed and cried in panic and we got NOWHERE. Today, Miss Johnna helped Laine by teaching him how to swim with his lifejacket OFF from her to me and he did GREAT! So, we're making progress, but no where NEAR swimming without it on. Hopefully by the end of the summer he'll be swimming like a fish.

David! :) David, since we've gotten him, has screamed the most blood curtling scream when given a bath. He JUST WON'T HAVE IT! Not sure where this stems from, but anyway, today when we arrived in the back yard, he instantly grabbed on to me for dear life and SCREAMED hysterically, mind you, we've only just stepped one foot outside the sliding glass door. I decided that I'd get him some toys that he could play with right outside the pool, still near me and he played for a bit and got comfortable with that. Soon then I took his foot and had him just stick his one foot in the water so I could show him that still sitting on the side wall that his foot could actually still touch the first step. Gradually he finally got in the pool and sat on the first step and played almost an entire hour with the toys right on that first step! AMAZING! Truly AMAZING! This is a huge answer to prayer, NOW, if we can remember for the next time we take a bath! :) That will be the shocking point!

Ezra today made a new milestone! :) He too finally got in the water and floated around the pool playing with toys and splashing himself silly in the lady bug float! It was PRECIOUS! He giggled, laughed and played for almost an hour also. So neat.

I was so upset because I didn't have my camera with me and I wish so bad I had it with me. We'll be going back at some point to their pool I'm sure, so next time I'll take pictures and post them for you! :)