Swimming

Labor Day weekend started out beautifully warm. A last summer hurrah.  

We had been invited to swim at the house of my dad's friend.  What a great opportunity for us.  Unfortunately , the timing wasn't fantastic, and Parker was due for a nap, having fallen asleep in the car just after we exited the highway.   Then he was pretty whiny when it came to putting him in the water.  Maia was more excited, and was happy to cling to someone and float around a little bit.

Parker continued to be miserable until it occurred to me to take his life jacket off.  Then it was a whole new world.  He was relaxed and enjoying the water.  So we took Maia's off too, and gave her some other ways to explore the water.   After just some time with me, Papa, Grandma and my dad's friends... Kath, Emily, Adrian and Lydia arrived.

 Adrian and Lydia had been here before, and in no time, most (if not all) of the pool toys were out and Maia wanted to try them all.

 We had some lunch and swam some more.  It was fun for the grandparents to see how Parker can seriously put food away, these days.

It was a great way to cap off summer.  Maia thoroughly enjoyed herself, and was telling me we needed to go back tomorrow, or maybe after nap.  Parker however... he was snoozing before we reached the end of the street!