Another weekend over too soon...
Sunday afternoon for my family was spent visiting with a friend of mine from middle school! We haven't been close consistently since then; but we became friends again when I was pregnant with my first and she her second. We used to meet for lunch dates during the week or at parks so our kids could play. We were also shopping buddies twice a year for our kids (and maternity stuff here and there). Her mother is also basically our family photographer. Her 3rd and my 2nd were born exactly one month apart thanks to me delivering early and her going late.
Her husband got a transfer about a year ago and I've missed having her around. Its hard to find someone in the same place in life with me like that. So they are "home" for a visit and we were invited to a little BBQ at her parent's house today. That meant good company, good food, 2 birthday cakes (because 2 of her kids had birthdays recently and the grandparents weren't there to celebrate!) and swimming!!
This was my 2 year olds first time in a big pool. My 4 year old hasn't been in one in a year either. They both LOVED it! I tried to teach them some swimming basics with floating and what not. They just enjoyed it all so much. My husband even commented tonight how much fun it was playing with the kids in the pool. I absolutely love to swim. I could stay in the pool for hours. The only reason we got out when we did today was to get cake.
I even get in the kiddie pool with my kids in our backyard; but that's not quite the same.
Swimming is the only form of exercise I truly enjoy.
As a kid I'd get in the pool when it was in the 50s out!
<-- that is what I'd do if I tried that now!
I was 7 or so when I took lessons to learn to swim. I never was interested in competitive swimming; but there is just something about being in the water!
Do you like to swim? Can you swim? How old were you when you learned to swim? Where do you prefer swimming: pool, lake, ocean?
Thanks for letting me rattle on about my great day!
This was my 2 year olds first time in a big pool. My 4 year old hasn't been in one in a year either. They both LOVED it! I tried to teach them some swimming basics with floating and what not. They just enjoyed it all so much. My husband even commented tonight how much fun it was playing with the kids in the pool. I absolutely love to swim. I could stay in the pool for hours. The only reason we got out when we did today was to get cake.
Do you like to swim? Can you swim? How old were you when you learned to swim? Where do you prefer swimming: pool, lake, ocean?
Thanks for letting me rattle on about my great day!
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