The First Swim

So, as I said, it was H*O*T today! Grandpa Steve got his pool all ready, and daddy was home procrastinating finishing his final report, so we decided it was time for a family swim.

Helaman did really well. He was quite ready to go for it without the tube, but he actually jumped in to Omar, which is something we never got him to do last summer. Even at swim lessons, when all the other kids were jumping to their mom's, he would sit on the side of the pool and slide in to me, very carefully. But today--jump!

It was Isaiah's first time in the pool. You can tell exactly what he thought of it by looking at this picture. He is naturally curious and adventurous, but this was a bit much. He had loved sitting on the side of pool and kicking his feet.

By the time we were ready to get out, he was getting more brave, but most of the time he spent in the pool was just like this, clinging to me for dear life and looking at it very curiously.

We had lots of fun. I love the water, and Omar has fun when we convince him to get in.

Maybe I'll get my house with a pool someday afterall...