Wannna Swim?

The other day we stopped by one of Aimee's friends home and the mom invited us all to swim. My girls are not big on swimming but it was hot so we said we would love to stay and swim. Michael Jr on the other hand was stoked to be invited to swim. He was beside himself with happiness! Holy Cow you would think he just found out his school burned down and he could never return!

He was in there diving, teaching himself to float, learning how to swim underwater like a dolphin. He has not had one swimming lesson and was out there playing like a fish! It was awesome. The pure joy on his face while he splashed around made my soul smile.

Now Becca on the other hand made me smile as well. She is so terrified of the water I was surprised that she got in over her waist. Big sister Aimee was convincing her that it was okay to get wet. Aimee and her friend Maddie hooked Becca up! It was adorable. She had floaties on her arms and her legs. Then she (since she is so petite) got into a baby float. It was an animal tube float that has the seat in it so the baby won't fall out. Yeah she fit in there. Then she held on to a noodle as well. She was so proud of herself going from one side of the shallow end to the other. It took like 2 minutes for her to go the 4 feet across, but she did it!

Aimee was so sweet she just hung out with Becca in the shallow end telling her how good she was doing. Belle was on the other side of the safety fencing watching them and trying to find a way in to play with the bigger munchkins. She would find a little space where the fencing was connecting and try to put her head or foot through. That was too cute! The space was only an inch wide so there was no way she would even get stuck, but it was sweet to see her little mind thinking about where she wanted to be and to try and find a way to get there. She was determined and did not give up. I hope that sticks when she is older.

It was a great afternoon. I am glad they had us over.