Swim!

The monsoons have blown into town bringing humidity and misery to us AC-lacking, swamp cooler families. Desperate for some relief, Ib scoped out some nearby community pools and we geared up to take Knox for his first big swimming adventure.

He's been testing the waters at Jeriann's, since she tries to get the kids in the little pool about once a week. And goodness knows he LOVES bath time. So it was really no surprise that he took to the water like a duck.

They wouldn't let us use his wet suit or raft at the community pool for insurance reasons. But we had fun nonetheless. He splashed and "swam" and splashed some more. He was completely zonked out when we got home, and we even had to wake him up to eat dinner.

Today, our friend Sue invited us up to use her pool. Knox got to test out all his gear. The wetsuit was great for keeping him afloat, but he kept tipping to one side or the other. So Daddy readied his ship, and our little pirate set sail.

He just cruised around the pool watching the big boys (Ethan, Ryan and Daddy) play and swim.

Of course, Daddy had to show off his diving board skills.

He made giant splashes, which Knox enjoyed very much.

The raft came with a canopy for shade, which is great! Of course, we were so busy keeping Knox from getting sunburned that Mommy & Daddy forgot sunscreen on ourselves. Ooops!

Another long, fun day tuckered this little guy out. He napped in the car on the way home and woke up just long enough to have some dinner.

There's no stopping this little tadpole. He is growing up fast!