Pool Party

This is Lauren swimming....all by herself...we are SO PROUD of her...She has come a long way this summer.  So she has floaties on and 2 more floaty devices...but this is a HUGE accomplishment!  We have made great strides this summer. 

She is pretty excited too...and so happy that Mommy and Daddy are so proud of her.  You see, Lauren hates swim lessons, before this summer had a huge fear of the water..did not want to get her hair wet...did not want to put her face under water....did not want to wear floaty things or a life jacket.  She always wanted Mark and I to hold her in the water and not let go. 

Friday night we had a pool party at Mrs. Kellie's house (Lauren's pre school teacher.)  When we arrived there were several kids in the pool (no parents) with life jackets or floaty things.  They were having a blast.  Mark was the first Daddy to get in the pool (he is such a good daddy.)  After just a few minutes Lauren was "swimming" by herself just like her friends and loving it! 

This is Seth, another one of her little buddies. 

This is my favorite smile on Lauren (you can also see it here) when you know she is having a blast with something and truly having a great time. 

And then there is Addison.  That little worm managed to get out of the tube floaty that she was in when Mark and not looking, but still holding her.  She has NO desire to he held in the water.  She just wants to squirm out of your arms and "swim" which she obviously has no idea how at 21 months old. 

A sweet boy from Lauren's class (Logan) said Addison could borrow his floaty things so she could swim.  They were way too big for her, but she loved them.  Mark still held on tightly, but Addison thought she had a little more freedom to "swim." 

The pool party was a lot of fun.  There were tons of kids there and all the parents.  The kids had a blast and the parents had fun visiting and hanging out too.  Lauren can't wait to go back to Mrs. Kellie's house and swim (Mrs. Kellie has 2 daughters that would love to watch the girls so she just might get to go back real soon!)  Addison did not want to leave either.  Mrs. Kellie used to be the infant teacher in Addison's room so Addison knows her very well.  Mrs. Kellie was actually holding Addison for a long time and Addison was not ready to leave when it was time to head home.  Made me a little bit sad, but actually it was a good feeling to know that Addison was well taken care of as an infant while in daycare. 

Good times and great memories.  Can't wait to get back to the pool and see Lauren swimming.  She has come a long way this summer.