Two little waterbugs

My friend Emily and her family were spending the week at Kiawah last week and asked us to come out and play. I took the boys on Friday and we ended up meeting them at the pool. For me managing the boys by myself, I think this turned out to be a much better option than going to the beach. I was glad it all worked out for the best, and the boys had a ball!



This was Thomas' first time in a pool since two summers ago. With Parker being a newborn last summer, we went the beach a few times, but never a pool. It was his first experience with swimmies and he did fine. He didn't, however, have much interest in venturing off the steps though. We were there for about four hours, and other than a few minutes of bravery and a little time out to have lunch, he spent the entire time on the steps. He didn't seem to mind one bit!



That's Thomas & Emily's youngest son Ben. Parker spent some time in the pool in a little shaded float (it's on the left edge of the picture above), but as he did not take a nap on the way out there as I had hoped, he was a little cranky unless being held, so I never got a picture of him in the pool. For a short time he watched from the side:


Parker loved being in the water though. I would hold him out and he would float up on his belly and kick his feet behind him. He was quite the little waterbug...far more adventurous that his big brother! And the rest of the time, I just held him and he semi-napped with his head laying on my chest while I held half of him in the water.

Eventually it was time to go and Thomas pretty much immediately asked if we could come back.


And the best part about it was, it wasn't long before the trip home became very quiet.


Thomas fell asleep almost immediately, and Parker didn't fight it for too long. You can kind of see him in the mirror above, but here's a closer look:


And when we got home I managed to unpack the car and do a few other things and they were still sound asleep in their seats:


I carried Thomas upstairs and he went right back to sleep (this rarely happens) and then did the same with Parker too. They were conked out! Thanks to Emily and your family for allowing us to share a fun pool day with you!