Elle swimming

I posted Easton jumping off the board and here is Elle...it is really big and wouldn't load before--so we are trying it again now...she is showing off her pike jump (wouldn't her gymnastics coaches be proud?) into the water and is totally able to independently swim all day--I just freak out a number of times when I can't locate her--but she is such a social butterfly that she is off swimming with friends and will go from slide to slide, from pool to pool in a number of minutes...

Easton then was supposed to jump off, but decided after waving to his fans that he would just wait another few seconds--then I captured him on the later video...that you have seen on the previous post...

Easton swimming

Okay, so I published a post a while back of Easton at swim lessons and I was really impressed with that...but he has really improved since then! We went back for one more week of lessons and then we have gone to Apple just about everyday or every other day to practice...Jason bought him this little vest and that is how he started with the diving board...just jumping off with that on...then the lifeguard said that if I took it off, he would probably calm down a little because it would scare him a little bit--I told him that I have really not seen him scared of anything at this point...but I went ahead and tried it because the guy assured me that he had been doing this for a long time and had seen lots of kids come through just like this..well--Easton came up and barely got his breath before saying, "I do it again!" The lifeguard looked shocked! So, he has been doing it ever since everytime we go as well as both slides..he goes into 14 feet of water there...and LOVES it!! I am exhausted after 10 or 11 times because I have to tread water the whole time...but it is worth it to see the smile on his face!

The Kids at the pool

I wanted to post some new pics of the kids enjoying the pool this year...Elle has really become an independent swimmer this year and Apple has been awesome! We have gone just about everyday--or every other day and the kids have had a blast! Elle has made a new friend everyday (we all know that she gets that from her daddy! ;) She has loved being able to maneuver through all of the slides and the diving board all by herself and just check in with me throughout the day...she is really growing up! Easton of course is doing awesome and LOVES the water and anything that he can take to the next level there! Seriously--they are both great kids!!

Of course, Elle's favorite thing is spending money at the snack bar--everyday--"what can we get?" Again--Jason! ;) One day when I let them get popsicles--Easton got a Spiderman (the only one without milk in it) and she got a Power Puff Girl...they were NASTY when they were done with them, but they enjoyed it and it will go down as another summer memory!