Swimming

My kids LOVE swimming! When we stay at a resort on vacation where there is a swimming pool, every morning starts with the question, "Can we go swimming?" They just love the water, and love to be in it. So when we discovered that our Florida resort had four swimming pools, two lazy rivers and numerous child pools, my kiddos were in heaven. I don't think a single day went by during our seven day trip where we didn't spend at least a little time at the pool.

And of course I took lots of pictures. I know...me, take lots of pictures? Shocking, isn't it, ha ha. {Prepare for photo overload} Here are some photos from our water adventures...

This first one is a photo of Gabe, Cooper and Chloe, humoring mom by stopping for a moment, a very brief moment, for a quick smile...


Here's Cooper and Chloe on the lazy river. {Don't worry, we didn't send those two out all by themselves! Dad is actually hiding underwater, holding onto the raft.} They LOVED riding in the inter-tubes. Gabe, on the other hand, enjoyed swimming in the lazy river, laying on his back and floating along...


Here's Cooper coming out of the water slide. This must have been one of the first few days of vacation, because by the end of the week, both Gabe and Cooper were flying off that slide with absolutely no help from Dad. Independent swimmers, they are...


Here's a closeup of Gabe...


Chloe and Dad in the 'hot pool,' as Chloe refers to the hot tub...


And our little Chloe...


Another shot of Gabe, basking in the sun's rays on the side of the pool...


And Cooper, all covered up with his towel...


I love swimming pictures, because it's easy to capture a child's natural joy, like in this photo...


We really had to watch Chloe. She'll dive right in the deep end, that little dare devil...


And here's the three kids under the water mushroom in one of the child's pools...


Here's me and Chloe, ready to go swim...


And the siblings again...


By this point, you might be wondering, "Where was Gavin?" Well, mom forgot to pack his swim trunks. Poor guy, but with so many suitcases to pack for four kids and two adults, I'm bound to forget something, right? So, Gavin spent his time either lounging on a blanket beside the pool with mom or dad, or in his stroller. Don't worry, he had a good time too...