The First Swim of the Summer

We took the girls to my parents' house last week for their first swim of the summer. The water was only 74, so it was a bit cool for an evening swim, but we gave it a whirl anyway. Melanie was not interested, but Claire did just fine on her first time in the pool. I'm sure by the end of the summer Melanie will be hard to keep away from the pool, but for now she wants nothing to do with it, which seems a bit odd considering how much she loves baths. Huh. A fickle 2-year-old. Who woulda thunk?

Claire lounging in the raft I got for Melanie
It's a bit big for her, but it'll be just right next summer :)

Kick! Kick! Kick!
(a bath time favorite as well!)

This is pretty fun!

Heading inside with Grandma to get dried off and a fresh diaper

Melanie really enjoyed watching Claire in the pool...

... but wanted nothing to do with getting in herself!

Real tears even!
Oh the injustice of it all!
And here's proof that she does in fact really like the water.
She loves laying down in the tub like this and talking to hear the way the water distorts the sounds. Oh, and blowing bubbles is a favorite too. When I taught swim lessons you wouldn't believe how challenging it was to get the kiddos to put their mouths in the water, but she just does it on her own. Crazy kid!
We tried swimming again a couple days ago and I brought a few of her bath toys to entice her towards the pool, but she would only play with them by the side of the pool with her feet firmly planted on the cement, but at least she was by the pool. (Dumping water on those of us in the pool, I might add!) Baby steps. We'll get there :)