June is here!

It's ironic that the more I have to share, the less time I have to write. Such is June.
Events of June include four important birthdays, VBS, day camp for both boy and girl scouts, an out of state trip for our oldest, and hopefully lots of trips to the pool, thanks to my awesome in-laws.
It's sink or swim time.
Week one was the warm up. We've had a great time trying to clean the house, hanging out with friends, and going to the pool twice! This is a new record for us. In the past, we made it to the pool about once a month. Twice in a week to two different pools even, was quite an event. So what's changed?
Well, for starters, Si has. Until about two months ago, any trip to the pool had to include a separate place to hang out for him. He didn't just dislike the pool. He'd scream from the moment we arrived to the moment we left. Such a trip to Matt Ross started out, where we HAD to wait at the pool until my friend arrived to hang with the boys. Then Si discovered the water was warm. And then he discovered fun noodles, currents, and that floating was fun. We spent two HOURS walking him around that little "cruise loop".....and then he discovered the joy of waterslides. A tadpole was born.
The other thing to change was Princess P. Last summer, unless both parents were going and she was wearing a life jacket, forget it. She'd find the deepest spot of any pool and try to jump in. Ever see a hippo run??? If you saw me at the pool last summer you did.
This summer, she wants to learn how to swim...or just go down slides for hours on end and hog the air-filled foam mat at the bottom. Works for me, as long as they both want to slide.