Pool fun!

As I've mentioned before, Emma is a real water baby. Thomas loves water, but Emma LOVES water. She loves being in the rain, swimming pools and wading pools, taking a bath, washing her hands, jumping in puddles, running through the sprinkler, even dipping her hands in toilet water!lol If it's water, she wants in! Anyhow, she plays in wading pools practically ever day, weather permitting, and over the last few weeks, we've probably been to about half a dozen friends' pools - real ones, not the wading pools like the lovely blue rubber one Emma has. Anyhow, each time she goes into a swimming pool, Gary or I are with her and she's pretty much in our arms the whole time - playing, but always securely held. Today, the kids and I went to play at my friend Kai's pool. Gary wasn't with us and the psoriasis on my ankle was really acting up so I didn't want to get in the water and Emma doesn't go to anyone but mommy and daddy so she wouldn't go with Kai in the water. We put little floaties on her and off she went! The child is fearless (okay, other than with strangers, she's fearless!lol). Anyhow, Emma was in the pool before Kai and the kids and she kept trying to jump in and float away, I kept having to grab her by the ponytail and pull her back to where I could reach her!lol Once Kai and the kids got in the pool, I let her go since they could reach her and off she went! She's floating around on her tummy and on her back, kicking her feet, just hanging and as relaxed as can be! I swear by the end of our playdate she could swim as well as me - okay, that's not saying much, but still!!lol

Here's Emma just floating on her back and relaxing!

Here are Emma and Heli in the raft - if you look carefully at Emma, you'll see that she's now standing and ready to ditch the raft... not enough action on there for our Emma!lol

Here are Thomas and Gabriel, just relaxing!

Here are the girls, just floating about! Heli is just over 2 years old and she's great in the water - she can swim anywhere she wants - amazing to see!