Mckinley has loved the pool this year. Last year she would hardly get in but this year she loves it. She doesn't want to sit on the side (no matter how cool you tell her she looks), she doesn't want to be in your arms, she wants to be in the pool, by herself, and she wants to get there by jumping in. One problem. She can't swim. It was really making pool time no fun. I just dreaded the thought of getting in and fighting with her about having to stay in my arms. Why not put on the extra life jacket we have, you ask? Because she didn't like it.
Fast forward to July 4th. We had our little pals over and they were in the pool like fish. Brax loved having someone to rough house with and cannon ball with. The bigger kids weren't wearing life jackets but he didn't seem to care. The smallest friend had a life jacket "thingey" that goes around the front. It's called a "puddle jumper" and Brandon put it on Mckinley to see what would happen. She loved it. She can now jump in and float around. And she'll even agree when you tell her she looks cool!
And before the end of the night Braxton took his life jacket off and came up and whispered that he could swim without it. I stood on the side
He asked when he climbed out if he could put his life jacket back on the next time he got in. Of course I said yes. But it's a great feeling knowing that he can be in the water without his life jacket if he had to.
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