July 4, 2015

We had a truly wonderful day spending time with family at Grammy and Grandpa’s house.  SJ spent lots of quality time with her daddy in the pool without the pressure of demonstrating her float, the fear of submersion, or the stress of being left to somebody else’s whim.  We love Mrs. Carrie and all, but swim lessons are rough on little munchkins!

Daddy eased her into the water, waiting for her to get comfortable before showing her how to splash.

I love this picture because they are both making the same face, and you can really see what people are talking about when they see resemblances between the two of them.

She was a big fan of the blue ball.  It floats with no airplane arms!

Miss Satie thought it was the best thing ever that Selah Juney was in the pool when she got to Grammy’s house.  I’ve never seen a kid change into a swimsuit so fast!  And there was no fear and trepidation from that child.  She just jumped right in!

I asked her to demonstrate her float for me.

Sebastian was not quite as excited about swimming, but he was pretty happy to see everybody in the pool together.  He changed too and joined Grammy on the steps.  The steps are safe.

But before we knew it, that little one was putting his whole face in the water and telling us what he saw.  That’s huge for Mr. Sebastian.  He DOES NOT LIKE to get his face wet.  Apparently, he turned a corner sometime over the last few weeks and decided to like the water and swimming.

We somehow convinced him that he was tall enough to touch the bottom in the shallow end of Grammy’s pool.  Here he is being a little adventurous.

I realized on the 4th that I need to spend more time wading in outdoor pools, visiting with family and friends, forgetting what time it is, and soaking in a lot of Vitamin D.

Happy July 4th!  Let Freedom Ring!