First visit to the pool?

(June 2)
During a two day break from my kitchen duties at CCC staff training, the kids and I took advantage of our geographical location to spend a long afternoon with my college roomie and her family.  Beth and her husband Tim graciously skipped a fancy lunch out to celebrate their 15th anniversary.  Instead they took me to my favorite local sub shop to appease my cravings.  (Now that's how you know the friendship is real folks!  I mean Beth likes it too and all, but it certainly is not a five star eating establishment...)

After we all had our fill, we headed back to her house for some serious splashin' in the pool.  It was Darcy's first time swimming, at least since she's been in our family.  She did however insist that she had been to a pool before when we asked her.

My baby with Beth's baby.  Sera, how can you already be 11?

 

Her confidence in the water left me wondering if indeed it was her first pool experience.

 Two fishes!

Who knows, maybe her foster mother had connections or perhaps there was a pool for families to use at the CWI?

Kylie and Caleb also showed a much higher level of comfort in the water.  Sera and Beth showed them how to "choo choo" around the edge of the pool.  And then my little trains took off.

 My beautiful locomotive.

Cutest little "engine that could!"

This may be the summer we finally start swim lessons!  Both the big kids are starting to show a healthy respect for, but less fear of, the water and Kylie doesn't scream when drops of water hit her face.  They even were willing to kick around in their cheap "high quality" Dollar General floats ~ under close supervision of course!

When we first arrived Tim laughed and commented that my kids looked like little ducklings following me.  I had to laugh myself when I saw my ducklings following Sera later in the pool.

Between lunch, swimming, chatting, and scoring on a whole bunch of hand-me-down picture books and kids Bibles, the day passed amazingly fast.  After Anah got home from cheer leading try-outs we were treated to a yummy dinner grilled by Tim.  All too soon it was time to hit the road.

Confirmation that it was a fun day?  Caleb was asleep in his car seat before I finished backing out of the driveway.  The girls made it about five minutes longer...