E has been wanting to go to a hotel and go swimming since Christmas. I'm not sure what got her on this kick, but she desperately wanted to go swimming. I made the mistake of telling her that we'd be going to a hotel in March to Statewide with the youth group and she could go swimming then. For about a week afterward, she kept asking if we were going to sleep in the hotel each night and swim in the hotel. Jut and I tried to explain to her that she had to wait until March. She however, didn't understand that March was the month after February...she kept thinking of "march" as a verb. She'd ask, "Are we marching to the hotel today?" It was pretty funny and very difficult to explain the concept of months to her.
E had a great week last week. She was so good and helpful that I wanted to do something special for her. I checked the local college's website to see if their pool was reopened. It was. So, I decided to surprise her and take her swimming on Saturday afternoon.
She was so excited to go. She couldn't wait to go swimming. She thought that we were going to a hotel but was happy we only had to drive 5 minutes to get to the pool. We got in, got changed and headed in to the pool. It was a bit busy with some 8-10 year old girls that were playing but overall it wasn't too bad.
E was pretty cautious. She thought that the water was pretty cold. But, she did enjoy getting in, getting out, running around the outside of the pool and then repeating the sequence. She found some diving rings to play with and thought that that was great too. She'd line them up on the kick board outside of the pool. Jut decided that she was done being inside of the pool and got out to go change. All the little girls got out about the same time. All of a sudden, E decided that she LOVED going up and down the steps to the pool. (The girls had been playing in that area and splashing quite a bit.) So, I'd hold on to her hand. She'd go to the bottom step and them come back up. She had so much fun playing on the steps. She got so she'd sit on the steps and kick her feet a bit. She was the last one left in the pool at the end of the swim time. She closed down the pool...the little girl that wouldn't stay in the pool when we first got there. The lifeguards were impressed with her bravery. They told her that they had 6-year-olds that wouldn't go down to the bottom step.
So, it was a successful outing. I think we will have to repeat it soon, when I can go swimming and Jut and watch A on the sidelines.
E was pretty cautious. She thought that the water was pretty cold. But, she did enjoy getting in, getting out, running around the outside of the pool and then repeating the sequence. She found some diving rings to play with and thought that that was great too. She'd line them up on the kick board outside of the pool. Jut decided that she was done being inside of the pool and got out to go change. All the little girls got out about the same time. All of a sudden, E decided that she LOVED going up and down the steps to the pool. (The girls had been playing in that area and splashing quite a bit.) So, I'd hold on to her hand. She'd go to the bottom step and them come back up. She had so much fun playing on the steps. She got so she'd sit on the steps and kick her feet a bit. She was the last one left in the pool at the end of the swim time. She closed down the pool...the little girl that wouldn't stay in the pool when we first got there. The lifeguards were impressed with her bravery. They told her that they had 6-year-olds that wouldn't go down to the bottom step.
So, it was a successful outing. I think we will have to repeat it soon, when I can go swimming and Jut and watch A on the sidelines.
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