Saturday, March 22, 2008

Early Swim

Early Swim -- 22 March 2008

When MyGirl woke up this morning, I asked her whether she wanted to go swimming before breakfast. Her face lit up and she quickly agreed. I instructed her to put her bathing suit on and get ready to swim.

She was back in a jiffy, all suited up. She had with her a box which I had forgotten about. It was a pair of water wings we had gotten her for Christmas.


I put my swim suit on and we headed towards the pool.

Once inside, she tried out her new water wings. True to their name, the water wings set her free. She was moving around the pool without a care. As far as she was concerned, she could float. She swam the length of the pool several times. This was a different experience for her because she normally used a kickboard to get around, so only her legs were propelling her in the past.

During one of her swim breaks, she told me, "This is the first time I've gone swimming before breakfast."

I smiled and told her that when we were young, we would jump into the pool wearing our nightgowns. We would make lots of tiny bubbles by catching pockets of air with our clothes then we would squeeze the air out under the water.

We had lots of fun in the swimming pool when we were kids. I am hoping that as time goes by, the three children will likewise have good memories of our time spent together in the pool.

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