Swim Fins

Due to my participation in a Health and Fitness challenge competition I've started to work out every day. This of course awakened my oft expressed but never accomplished desire to do triathlons. Thus, for the past week my workout bag has been rotating through running/biking and swimming gear.

I went swimming yesterday. When packing my bags for my 7 AM workout I took out my swim fins and paddles and placed them on the floor. I forgot to put the swim fins and paddles away in the closet prior to heading out to workout and work.

At 10:30 AM I received the following text from Wendy

Andrew: (Showing me your fins) Dada!

Me: Yes, Daddy uses that to swim

Andrew: Me!

Looks like you'll need to go swimming with Andrew

I responded that we would have to go swimming on Saturday. Wendy relayed this exciting information to Andrew. Andrew, of course immediately dropped what he was doing and started digging around in the storage room. Five minutes later he came out presenting his prize for Wendy to examine. He had searched and found the swim diapers. Andrew was ready to go swimming.

Later, when I came home. Andrew very excitedly brought me, one at a time, both of my fins, both of my paddles, and also a swim diaper. Appears, he wants to go swimming.

So that Saturday swim date I originally planned? Canceled.

We're going swimming tomorrow. 

Snowbird

Snowbird has a special place in my heart. Growing up my grandparents and an aunt had week-long timeshares during July and October. It's at the top of the list of my favorite places.

Andrew was actually introduced to Snowbird a year ago; but he doesn't remember much. A week old's memories do not last long. I'm hopeful that we've managed to give him some memories this time that might at least last as impressions for future years.

Snowbird has hiking

Requisite family picture. Wendy is behind the camera

Ready to go!

Getting pulled by Grandpa

Getting pushed by grandma

Pointing out the deer

Snowbird has rocks to climb

First one leg

Success!

Snowbird has cooking with Grandma

Snowbird has playgrounds

And importantly, Snowbird has swimming

Testing the water

Kick kick kick

Jumping in

Splash!

Goggles

Rubby ducky you're the one!

Time to get out

Wet hug

This last picture has story behind it. Debbie was standing next to the pool while we were swimming. Andrew was playing on the steps. Andrew noticed Debbie, climbed up the stairs, crawled out of the pull, walked over to Debbie, and gave her a wet leg hug. To use Wendy's phrase, "SOOOOOO Cuuuuute!!"

And unfortunately snowbird ends:

Packing up and heading home