Pool Time

My water babies have been loving the pool this summer.  We used to frequent splash parks and fountains as they were less scary than the pool.  However, now Eliana absolutely loves the pool and begs to go all the time or to fill our little pool up with water.  Laney and Will love the water too and could splash around all day.  They don't mind where they are as long as they are wet!  It can be a challenge to go to the pool just me and the three kids.  But Will and Laney both like the shallow water and Eliana swims really well with her puddle jumper on.  I hope David can join us at the pool some next month so that Eliana will have more chances to swim without her floatie.  We have been taking swim lessons and she has gotten pretty good at swimming by herself.  I just don't have enough arms to handle helping her swim while watching the two younger ones.  Either way she has fun.  Lately she has been staying in the shallow water too so that she can swim around with her googles on and hunt for things at the bottom of the pool.  Laney likes to sit and splash or be pulled through the water.  Will likes to stand in the shallow water and then jump up and splash on his bottom.  He also like to lay on his belly and crawl around on his arms pretending to be a crocodile.

Laney's first pool experience.  She loved the baby pool!  She hates her hat, but luckily it ties under her chin.  Her hair is so thin I worry about her head getting a sunburn.  Plus she looks cute in her little sun hat.

Swimming with her sister. My ladies in pink.

Will swam for a while but then preferred to sit on my lap.

After the pool, the kids wanted to take a trip in the wagon.  So I wrapped them all up and we just walked up and down the street.  They really like this wagon G.G. gave to us.

At the Upper Arlington public pool.  Laney and I are taking a break while the big kids splash in the shallow water.

 Look familiar??? Here is a picture from 2012 of Eliana at 9 months old at my sister Abby's wedding in the same swim suit.  And funny enough, the visor I am wearing in the above picture is from the resort we stayed at for her wedding!

Another day at the pool with Laney

Will wanted in on the selfies too