I took the kids on an impromptu trip to an outdoor pool today. What a great way to spend the day! We all came home sun-kissed and some of us a little pinker than others. I remembered to put sunscreen on everyone except Joshua. Poor guy has quite a sunburn.
One of the pool rules is that in order for the kids to play in the deep end and use the diving boards, they must swim a length of the pool without stopping. This, is not Joshua's forte. He tried {unsuccessfully} twice and I managed to encourage him to do it once more. Thankfully, he did it and was able to have the freedom that his sister and cousins did.
Arianna was happy to keep a life jacket on which meant I could just follow Sarah around. Arianna also surprised me by doing a flip off the diving board! Wow, she's sure gotten braver over the years!
It was (at times) exhausting to keep an eye on Sarah. She has no perception of danger or depth of water. Also, with her balance issues, I had to ensure I held her hand at all times. Thankfully, she was just as happy to spend lengths of time in her stroller eating snacks. That gave me a few minutes here and there to watch the older ones and let my guard down a bit.
Overall though, it was a fantastic day! When we got home, I somehow managed to send all three older kids to both sets of grandparents which meant I had the evening to myself! Oh, sweet alone time!
Sounds like an incredible day!!!
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