Fruity Swimming

One of the best purchases of the summer were these fruit slices from Sam's. They were the perfect floatie for when you wanted to be in the water without being under the water!! Millie especially liked them- well, more when they were on land than on water! They also doubled as boats, space pods, stepping stones, doggy beds, and race cars! They definitely sweetened up our summer!

Family Night @ The Pool

We love a good nighttime swim. When the sun hasn't quite set, but it feels so warm and cozy from the pool. It hasn't been quite warm enough for me to get in the pool yet, but you better believe the boys have been swimming and swimming and swimming!! Levi got in with them last night and it was a total invitation for fun!!! Lots of jumping and splashing and throwing going on!! Made my heart so relieved and so happy to be on Summer Vacation!!

They started with a jumping contest to see who could "catch the most air." I was the judge.  Levi won but the boys won for style!

Millie isn't a fan of the pool or other people swimming it. We call it the Lassie syndrome- she thinks she has to rescue anyone in the pool, so she barks and runs around the perimeter like crazy! The boys put her in the pool for a second. She turned around, swam to the steps, and ran to jump on my lap and that's where she stayed til we all went inside. But she still kept a watchful eye.

Having these special moments makes me want summer to NEVER end!!!

Swimming, Swimming, Swimming!

That's pretty much the song of the summer so far! SO MUCH SWIMMING!!! While the weather is still chilly, it hasn't stopped these boys from swimming everyday! Sometimes it only lasts a few minutes, but other times, I'm surprised at how frozen they can be before they decide they're cold!!

This day, it was 58 degrees outside and they swam with Luke for AN HOUR!! WHAT?!?!

 Cute, but cold!!

 It takes them a while to get all the way in....

But once they're in, they LOVE it!!!!!!!!

A Swimming Wyatt

The time has finally come that we have a Swimming Wyatt at our house!!! Wyatt has always loved the pool- from the shallow end, with his life jacket on, and his face dry!! Water has always been a little terrifying to him. Even showers were difficult for quite some time! But after last summer, when Mimi told him we could take a trip to Great Wolf Lodge if he learned how to swim and jump in the pool without being scared of getting his face wet- his wheels were turning. He tested the waters initially this summer little by little.  Jumping off the step into the shallow end. Putting googles on and quickly getting his face wet. Each day he seemed to get a little bit more brave!! And by mid-June, he was jumping off the deep end and swimming to the ladder. Going down the slide without a life jacket.  Diving for diving sticks. He's a full-fledged swimmer now!!!! And its AWESOME!!!!! Watching him get more and more confident each day is just so amazing to watch! To know that he can join Bub and his cousins down in the deep end just makes me so happy!! 

Here is Wyatt the beginning of June. 

 And this is Wyatt today!!!!

So proud of you little man!!!!! Can't wait to head to Great Wolf Lodge tomorrow to celebrate your swimming success!!!!

Swimming and More Swimming

This summer is off to a good swimming start! It was a little cold at first- well, a lot cold! We opened the pool May 5 and I didn't get in until last week (early June!). But now that the sun has been shining, the pool is almost 90 degrees!! Lots of fun splashing around!

We've been battling a broken filter so far this summer, but it hasn't stopped them from swimming! And you won't believe who is going underwater now.......

Pool Opening Day!

Grant has counted down the days since September 25th of last year until we open the pool! He literally LOVES the pool! He prays about the pool, and for the pool! It's quite the relationship going on there!

I'm always have a little mixed feelings on pool-opening day! I am soooo excited for summer and to lounge on a raft, but I dread the maintenance part of it!! Granted, this year, Levi is home and eager to maintain the pool, so I think I'll just sit back and let me pool boy take care of things for me!! Not that its even that much work, its just having to always have it on your mind constantly for 4 straight months!! Oh well, this summer, I'll just sit back and enjoy the fun!!!! Well, maybe once its not green anymore!!

Pool Jumping!

Grant is quite the daredevil and has to try all sorts of fancy ways to jump in the pool! I managed to catch some cool shots of some of his jumps the other day!

 He caught major air!!!

Swimming, Swimming, Swimming!!

We opened our pool April 30th, but we didn't really get to use it until the first week of June! Well, the boys attempted a few times in May when the water was still in the mid-70's and they didn't last very long! But after some well needed sun and warmth this past weekend, the pool hasn't been empty for too long ever since! Saturday morning, the water was 77 degrees and by mid-week, it was 89 degrees!! I think the past 6 days, we spent more time in the pool than anywhere else, and its been GREAT!!!!!!!! Bring it on summer!!