This summer we bought a 10 x 36 pool so we could cool off in the back yard. This is so much better than having to get dressed, shave, pack up, and drive to a pool (although we sure do love to swim at Tom and Nancy's!) So, the kids have been using our little backyard pool almost daily and getting more and more brave each time they do. I had been trying to teach them to back float for a few weeks now.. no luck. Then I watched a video on You Tube, showed it to Jim and he copied it (like any good teacher) Holy Cow, it worked. They can both float. Something about that allowed them to start practicing swimming too. They just decided they wanted to swim, and they were swimming. Crazy. So, after a few practice rounds in our pool where they can easily touch the bottom when they need to, we thought we would try swimming in a real pool.
Jimmy took to it right away and is seriously like a little fish. He swims from one side to the other and back again. We have to make him stop to rest... he is crazy. Skylar on the other hand was feeling a little panicked and felt like she was going to drown (her words) so we tried and tried to convince her to give it a try but it was not working. However, as soon as I busted out the video camera to tape Jimmy, she decided she was ready. Who says sibling rivalry is a bad thing? Here it is. my two fish swimming in Aunt Nancy's sea. We owe a BIG thank you to Uncle Tom and Carly who helped Jimmy swim all day. Seriously, he swam for close to 5 hours!!!!
Here is another one of the kids shooting basketball in out pool
and one more of Jimmy floating in our pool
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