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It's been a summer of swimming! We've been trying to get to the pool as much as possible, around vacations, sickies, VBSs, playdates with friends, and weather . . . the weather. :-) Even on some days when the weather has been questionable we still attempt to go.
We go to East Pool or the West Pool -- depends on our mood and skills we want to practice and sometimes whether or not we intend to meet up with friends. The West Pool (Main) is the larger. As you can see below, it has two gigantic slides, a lazy river, and a fun little water park for younger kids. The East Pool is pretty average but still a plus in so many ways. This is the first year I feel comfortable allowing Vanessa out of my sight for short times. Zane just wants to be a bigger kid so he can go down the slides and to the deeper parts with friends.
Both kids have come so far this year. Vanessa does both the huge slides. On the particular day shown below, she carried her tube to the top of the red slide and then the lifeguards blew whistles for thundering in the far off distance. You can see her coming back on the far left of the picture. She was a trooper and didn't get mad -- she just made it a point to be the first in line the next go at it. Vanessa also spends a considerable amount of time swimming and flipping under water. She likes throwing balls to friends while in deeper parts of the pool.
Zane, unlike his sister and Mom, will brave the jumps into water without necessarily holding his nose. He jumps and spins into the pool. I have to remind him to take a break from going under so quickly and frequently to just go easy on his body.
Our pass was a great way to use our Christmas gift! And it's finally worth it for us!
