Florida vacation day 2: Uncle Bill’s cereal box has Speed Racer on it and Alex talks non-stop about Speed Racer until we go to the grocery store and let him spend his souvenir money from Grammy Carole on a Speed Racer toy. After lunch it was plenty warm enough for the pool and the kids jumped right in. At home the kids have been doing well “swimming” with their coast-guard-approved life jackets on, but the last time they tried swimming with the less-bulky intended-for-pool swim aids, they couldn’t keep their lips far enough out of the water to be comfortable (a few months ago). I decided to try the less-bulky aids again and the kids were a little panicky at first and were dog-paddling for all they were worth to keep their heads up, but neither one of them whined or complained or even mentioned giving up. Chloe in particular seemed very determined and kept doing short swims with her father close behind in case she got in trouble. By the end of the afternoon both kids were swimming independently with the vests and I watched both of them from the side of the pool. Their cousins Blade and Skye arrived in the afternoon and although Blade is 10 and Alex is 4, they bonded right away and played together quite a lot. Blade was very conscious of not splashing the twins and not doing anything to cause them to tip under the water although he nearly constantly intentionally aggravated his 8 year old sister. I was impressed that, a few small reminders aside, no one had to tell Blade to be careful around the twins.
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