Fish Out Of Water

Well, my Mom has only had her pool open for a few weeks now and already Ashton has learned how to swim. Last summer we spent endless hours with him in the pool, only to come to September and he still couldn't swim more than a couple of feet. Don't get me wrong, the kid would live in the pool if he could. He's like a fish out of water and will dive for anything you throw in the water, including in the deep end (12ft deep). But he just couldn't get the hang of swimming.

BUT..........

2011 has brought about a major change. The kid can now swim.. YAY!!! I can now sit on the side of the pool in my lounge chair and just watch him. It's a real relief and weight off of a mother's shoulders when you know your child can swim to not just the edge of the pool, but quite a distance, in the event of an emergency. I've included a little video below. I must add though that he wasn't really cooperating with me in the video. I wanted him to show how he could really swim and instead he was more focused on just playing around... but you'll have to take my word on this one :-)

On a different note, anyone hungry for a piece of chicken? I don't know why, but Cooper just loves carrying around this plastic piece of chicken in his mouth all day. I can't help but laugh.