Summer swimming

June has been so hot!  We have been anxious to get in as much water time as possible this summer!
First stop - Hilliard Station splash pad.  These pictures are actually from May (also a very hot month!).  As you can see, I did get Laney her own suit so she doesn't have to wear her brother's.

Laney wasn't so sure about the fountains. She didn't mind them when they were small, but they would unexpectedly start shooting high again, which she definitely did not like. I think the fact that they changed was the hardest part for her.

Laney decided the best way to play in the fountain was to drink it. She was in for a bad surprise when it started shooting up higher again!

Our first trip to the pool! I learned an important lesson on this trip - Laney needs a floatie.  I had taken all three kids to the pool last summer by myself, and didn't really have any issues.  Eliana could swim fairly well, while Will hung out in the baby pool, and Laney was not mobile yet and let me hold her.  This summer, however, Will and Laney both want to go in the deep pool!  And silly Laney has no fear of the water (I don't think she has a very strong survival instinct. She tried to drown several times and that did not deter her one bit).  Unfortunately, the puddle jumpers that I own are too big for her.  I will need to invest in an infant life vest so we can venture back to the pool again.  I've never had a baby like the water so much!

Swim Lessons
Eliana and Will both took a week of swim lessons. I actually signed Will up for the same level as last year because he had been so scared and had such a hard time.  But this year after a couple of lessons, the swim instructor said that he was swimming so well, she thought he should move up to level 2.  They actually let us switch mid week, which was great because then he and Eliana had lessons at the same time.  

Eliana showing off her loose tooth while waiting for Will's lesson to be done.

William swimming. So proud of how far he has come!

Eliana swimming (although she looks like she is sinking in this picture...). By the end of the week, Eliana could swim from one end of the lap pool to the other without stopping!! She is like a little fish now!