swimming fun in nd

i took the kids to the swimming pool for evening swimming. the weather was great and the water was really warm. they had a great time. we were joined by my best friend, nicole and her cute kiddos, kennen and abby. i thought i had a picture of all of the kids together, but i can't seem to find it. anyway, nicole brought some toys, which made swimming even more fun. initially claire hung out by the wall, but once she gained her confidence, she moved in towards the umbrella in the center of the pool. she ended up briefly going under the water, which scared me quite a bit, but she came up totally unphased and ready for more action.

the kids had a great time swimming together.

olivia was a great help keeping tabs on claire. even though it was a little pool, it was quite big and 1.5 feet deep.

luke and olivia started out in the big pool, but it was lonely, so they joined ava and claire in the little pool.

ava and claire hanging out.

Comments

ND NIC said…

I have one on my camera....I'll put it on facebook so you can check it out.

August 20, 2009 at 10:26 PM

Anonymous said…

wow they are adorable...wish i would have been there!

J

August 21, 2009 at 12:15 PM

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