Pool Time

Since summer is coming and it usually gets hot here in the desert I wanted to get Katie a little bit bigger pool than she had last year. On a recent trip to the store I picked up what I hoped would be a good sized pool and two tarps. This last Sunday Uncle came over to help set it up. 

First he staked a tarp to the ground. If I had grass this would not have been needed but the grass did not come back this year, I think last years lack of water while it was on the market did it in. Next year will be better. After the tarp was down we pumped the pool up with a hand pump, (note to self- we need an electric pump in the future), then came the water. It took some time for the water to fill.

When Katie woke from her nap she was more than willing to put on her swimming suit and be slathered with sunscreen, well maybe not on the sunscreen part. Then she wanted someone to go into the pool with her and Mommy volunteered, Olive jumped on the side and considered it.

Soon Katie was having fun walking around and splashing.

For awhile she sat on the side and bounced, she was also somehow able to lay on the side and take "naps".

Katie did not want her baby to miss out and soon she was in the pool too. Baby could of course could jump in the pool and did repeatedly.

She even jumped off the side.

I think the pool will be where Katie is found this summer. The next morning one of the first things Katie did was run to look out the door to see if her pool was still there, it was. 

As for the second tarp, it is the pool cover. My brother added more stakes and the tarp is tied down to keep bugs and anything else blowing around out of the pool.

Katie in the Water

I signed Katie up for an aquatics class with the city of Lancaster. I had looked all over for classes to get her in the water. I call it a swimming class but they do not actually teach them swimming yet, its more of a water familiarity class. They get them comfortable in the water and moving in it. Katie's first class was Tuesday. Due to my schedule she is taking classes with her Uncle as her adult. Tonight she had her second class.

At her first class she was very reluctant to go in the water. The class is 30 minutes and it took until about the last five till she actually got in the water. Tonight they said it only took her about five minutes till she got in, it was her instructor that convinced her to go.

After he got her in the water she began playing chase the duck with her Uncle, as in she would throw the duck and Uncle would take her to get it and she would throw it again.

She was having fun.

The instructor (I forgot his name) is really good with the kids. During the class he goes around and works with each of them, checking their progress and giving suggestions. 

Katie was really excited tonight when she came home, I think this swimming thing may work out just fine.