Tonight The Chief took Buddha swimming in our clubhouse pool for the first time this summer. Bugga and I tagged along (sans bathing suits) to hang out and take pictures. We had a fun time and got some good shots worthy of sharing. The Chief dunked Buddha quite a few times and he did great! We tell him to make a "hippo face" to remind him to hold his breath. The first time, he came up spluttering and wailing. The second time, he gulped a little water and cried. The third time, he cried. But the fourth time, and thereafter, he was fine! He did keep saying the whole time, "No I'ma do hippo face. I don't wanna do hippo face." But he didn't cry anymore, and he did actually prepare himself before he went under the water. It was fun to watch him learning how to hold his breath. It'll be nice to live in San Diego where they won't have an entire winter hiatus from the water to make them forget how to swim. :)
The water was a bit chilly still. :)
This was the scene every time The Chief tried to get Buddha to jump to him from the side of the pool. :)
Buddha loves his Daddy!
My cute boys! Check out that awesome tan line The Chief has acquired from many hours of golf! :)
4 comments:
Looks like he is havin' fun! two winters ago, Claire took swimming lessons, which amounted to her learning to blow bubbles in the water, kick, and float on her back. But this last winter, we didn't go swimming at all, so when we went to the pool this summer, she had forgotten everything and was a little scared of the water at first. Darn winter.
That's great that you've already taught him that. I have no idea how I'll teach crystal to do that. She gasps and panicks when I wash her hair with a pitcher...I don't know how I'll ever get her to put her whole head in water.
Looks like Dan has really lost a lot of weight. Is Soren getting chubby? Dan does look good in red. i enjoyed all your stories. It's almost like being there.
No, Soren's not getting chubby. If anything, he's thinning out. But he has my round face, which gives the illusion of chubbiness. :) Dan has lost a lot of weight. He looks great, eh?!
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