First off, there is no way I could have gone with my sister helping me. It took no less than an hour to get everything ready to go. I am so lucky to have her close by to help me get out with all the boys.
Things did not quite go as I hoped:
We had not so much as put their toes in the water and they both started crying. It did not get better by splashing a little on their backs to cool them off and things certainly did not improve when I walked out into the water while holding Graham. So, I got out of the pool with the littles for some cuddle and nursing time and Becky stayed in with the bigs and all was right in the world again. We did eventually get them to go in while we were holding them but it was still a tense situation and not what I would call fun for them. In fact, Barrett gave up and went to his happy place and fell asleep on Becky right there in the pool.
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| All better now - as long as we stay away from the giant blue freezing cold bath tub of doom. |
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| Mmmm snacks. Much better than the giant blue freezing cold bath tub of doom. |
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| Marshall having a great time. |
Marshall enjoyed having Aunt Becky ferry him around the pool and I even got some time with him to practice jumping off the side into the water. I did not get many pictures of Cooper because he was having way to much fun to slow down for photos. He even swam in the deep end today!
Later this evening as I put the babies in the bath they both started crying. I am hoping it was just because they were really tired and not because they were scared of the water. It is too hot in Texas during the summers to be afraid of the water!
