Swim Time

What a great afternoon. My friend Shannon joined me and the twins for a day at the neighborhood pool, and unlike the time daddy took Keaton, both babies loved the water.

We were only there for two hours and of course right when it is time to get out so we can feed McKenna is the same time the twins started really enjoying the pool. Keaton was really into climbing in and out of the kiddie pool. He would only go to the first step (ankle deep) but Shannon taught him to kick his feet in the water which convinced him it was okay to sit on the first step while his legs were completely in water. He would get in, sit down, stand up, get out and then repeat it all over again - over and over.

Fifteen minutes before we got out of the water I held him in the water to his chest and he kept crying and saying he wanted to go to the stairs, so I said, "Okay Keaton, put your feet down and you can walk to the stairs and play on them." He agreed. He put his feet down, stood for a second and then saw a leaf floating in the water and decided to chase it instead, which lead to him walking in the water and he LOVED it. He was laughing and giggling and talking and chasing throwing the leaf to go get it. Adorable. He didn't want to get out.

McKenna did well in the water last time but preferred the big pool. Today was the same. She really didn't want the kiddie pool, but that's where Keaton was and she likes to be by his side if possible. For the most part she stood on the first step or right outside the kiddie pool. And then like Keaton the last fifteen minutes she actually started playing in the pool, going to the big pool and walking back and forth on the steps and at the very last minute agreed to stand in the kiddie pool which goes up to her chest. She did great.

We are excited to take the kids to the pool again next time. Although next time I will be bringing their swimming wings to make mommy feel a little more comfortable.