Three cheers for the cheapo pool we put up to keep cool this summer and to teach the kids how to swim.  Two weeks ago, neither of the kids could swim for squat. Kayla, because of her past ear problems, would NOT even go under the water. And Nathan has never really had a chance to swim. Today, we have a couple of fish in the family.  They would stay in the pool ALL DAY if we let them. I think Kayla finally got tired of Nathan getting all...

For the last couple of summers, we usually get a chance or two to spend the day with James and Tiffany just having fun on, in, and around the lake they live on.  Our kids turn into fish with raisin feet because they never want to get out of the water.  Anyway, a good time was had by...

This is the second swimming class for Kayla this summer and she made a ton of progress this time. Once we put some goggles on her, she turned into a fish! While Kayla swims, Nathan likes to pretend to drive the Jeep. Very funny listening to his sound...