Back in the Water

We haven't been swimming in a while.  The weather has been cold and our outdoor pool is most definitely closed down for the season.  The boys were excited about getting back in the water, so we decided to head to an indoor pool to get our water fix and get ready to get back in the water this summer.

So, we headed over to one of our favorite parks, Pullen Park in Raleigh.  This park has some serious fun with a train, a playground, and a merry-go-round, and it also has a pool next door!  Unfortunately, the pool didn't open until 12:30, so we were pushing Benny's naptime, but we decided to go ahead with it anyway.

We played at the park and ate our lunch outside, but since there was a chilly hurricane force wind blowing we hurried to the pool when 12:30 drew near.  We changed, and while I finished changing Benny had a ball climbing in all the lockers.  Once out in the pool, I realized how different going to the pool is going to be this year.  Ben will no longer be content to sit in his floaty or wander around the edge of the pool nicely.  He saw the pool and wanted to run straight in.  He'd start in the shallows and then when it got deeper he would just fall over. Yikes!  Evan on the other hand will definitely take some time to readjust to the pool.  He wouldn't move beyond the 3-inch depth!

After a few minutes of Benny trying to drown himself and Evan laying in the shallows we borrowed some life jackets for them so we could breathe a little easier.  As we settled in, Evan would go a bit deeper and throw balls back and forth with us, splashing around a little.  Ben decided that he wanted to jump off the side, and even started to jump in only holding onto one hand.

We had a great time splashing around!  It made me wish that summer would be here sooner so that we could head back to our own pool.  However, I'm a little nervous about taking both of those goobers to the pool on a weekday by myself.  We will definitely be purchasing some life jackets for those munchkins.

(Ben escapes from a locker.)

(Evan and Daddy check out the pool.)

(Hey, this is fun!)

(Benny in his water gear)