Fishies

On my way to the airport to go to Maui, I stopped by Gramp's house to see how the kids are progressing with their swimming. Oh my land! Kaiya and Teague have turned into fish! (Well, actually we decided that Kaiya has turned into a mermaid, so we're calling her Arial; and Teague is half monkey/half fish.) Kaiya, who has advanced to Level 3 in swim lessons and is by far the youngest and smallest in her class, swims without a vest, dives, does underwater flips ... everything! And Teague is as fearless as ever in the water. It will be good when he's finally old enough for lessons so that his abilities will match his courage!

Here's Kaiya in the midst of one of her underwater flips.

... and doing an awesome backstroke.

I don't have a camera that's good enough to really catch the action, but the splash you see is Kaiya after Mom chucked her half way across the pool. The other shot I didn't get but should have is Kaiya holding on to Dad's back as he swims across the pool under water. She can hold her breath for a very long time!

What a good Dad!

Drying off ...

... and enjoying a poolside picnic.