Bubble Bellies

No, this is not a post referring to the extra lovin' that some of us carry around the middle. But it is what we call the thing we did one August afternoon. So we all remember the Dog Days of Summer, right? This year summer didn't start til mid July and that was only the 80 degree days. But we had a couple of weeks in August that were worthy of spending some time pool side. That is how I kept my "cool" during those days. Dustin is now comfortable swimming around in the pool with no life jacket. We realized that although he could have done this for the past two years, he was too dependent on the life jacket. So we made an early decision this year, no life jacket for Dustin. He did great! By half way through the summer Skylar was ready to try swimming with no protection. Of course, she was reassured the protection of the parent standing in front of her coaxing her. She is able to swim 2/3 of the way across the pool before that look of panic sets in. But she loves it. By the end of the summer she was swimming from the ladder to the "pole", about eight feet. You go, girl! Kamden follows quite well to the Garrison childrens' liking to water. We could not do enough to keep him out of the pool. If the others had their suits on, or he saw you grab his, he knew it was time to go in. He even understood the question, "Want to go swimming?" And would head for the door.

So now back to the "Bubble Bellies." It was getting a little cooler at the end of August and the bigger kids were insistant on going in to the pool. But since I was not as willing, I grabbed some bubbles to keep Kamden entertained in the hopes that I would not have to go into the pool per his request. The rest speaks for itself.

I would have to say that it is one of my favorite sets of pictures for the summer. It is so nice to take the time to treasure the tiny moments. I thank the Lord that I am fortunate enough to be able to be with my children during the summers. I am also blessed to have a husband that understands and supports that need.

In case you missed it, each belly is covered with bubbles. Notice there are not shots of mine. Ha.