Our Little Mermaids
Julia loves to jump in the pool. Actually lunges forward off the tanning ledge, jumps as hard as she can, mouth open wide, coming out of her inner tube that is around her belly. Hilarious. She loves it!!! She always says "I'm a mermaid!!" And loves being told that she is one too.
Tonight I took Julia and Riley over to my parents' house for a swim after dinner. The sun was lower and it was a little cooler (99 degrees). Felt wonderful! The girls were cheering in the car and couldn't wait to get there.
Jules is a dare devil. Doesn't mind taking risks. Jumps right in and thinks about it later. She has started telling us "I do myself." So today and the past few days, she'll have her water wings on and jump in all by herself - with us very close by just in case. She ends up going under the water. Then coming up and saying "I do again!" She was born to be a little mermaid.
We always call Madi "The family fish." She has very much earned that title. I think she was born to swim. It's definitely an area that should be encouraged and given an opportunity to grow. She's so natural at it. My parents give her dares and she completes them. Super fun for her! She'll be swimming at camp this week.
Riley has become a totally new person in the water since taking swim lessons. She is confident, doesn't mind water in her face, loves goggles and tries new things every time we're over there.
This week she realized that she can touch the bottom of the pool on one end. Today she realized that she can walk across the bottom of the pool along one end. She repeated this a few times with no water wings on.
She also loves to jump in the pool repeatedly. Julia tries to copy everything that Riley does. They had so much fun tonight giggling and laughing and copying. Was so fun.
Riley is also going underwater and attempting to swim on her belly while using her hands to cup and kicking while I hold her under her belly. She's done such an amazing job being more daring and trying new things. So glad those swim lessons helped her so much this summer!
Tonight I took Julia and Riley over to my parents' house for a swim after dinner. The sun was lower and it was a little cooler (99 degrees). Felt wonderful! The girls were cheering in the car and couldn't wait to get there.
Jules is a dare devil. Doesn't mind taking risks. Jumps right in and thinks about it later. She has started telling us "I do myself." So today and the past few days, she'll have her water wings on and jump in all by herself - with us very close by just in case. She ends up going under the water. Then coming up and saying "I do again!" She was born to be a little mermaid.
We always call Madi "The family fish." She has very much earned that title. I think she was born to swim. It's definitely an area that should be encouraged and given an opportunity to grow. She's so natural at it. My parents give her dares and she completes them. Super fun for her! She'll be swimming at camp this week.
Riley has become a totally new person in the water since taking swim lessons. She is confident, doesn't mind water in her face, loves goggles and tries new things every time we're over there.
This week she realized that she can touch the bottom of the pool on one end. Today she realized that she can walk across the bottom of the pool along one end. She repeated this a few times with no water wings on.
She also loves to jump in the pool repeatedly. Julia tries to copy everything that Riley does. They had so much fun tonight giggling and laughing and copying. Was so fun.
Riley is also going underwater and attempting to swim on her belly while using her hands to cup and kicking while I hold her under her belly. She's done such an amazing job being more daring and trying new things. So glad those swim lessons helped her so much this summer!
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