Goin' Swimmin'

For the past three years, we've spent the weekend of the 4th with a set of family friends in Mt. Hope.  We were very excited to come back this year as a family of three!

First we had to get Gideon all decked out in appropriate sun protective gear.  Poor kid has alabaster skin, just like his momma.  

Check out those cool sunglasses!  We got him some that actually wrap around his head so that he won't pull them off.

Keith tried dipping Gideon's toes in the water first to see how he would react.  He wasn't very impressed.

He was content to sit on Daddy's lap for a family photo.

We walked around the pool and let him splash his feet in the water.  He was very content to do little splashes.  We even played "washing machine."

And then he let me push him around on a float.  He seemed pretty content in this big float- he did NOT like the "kiddie" float we tried to put him in first. 

Overall, Gideon was a great little boy for our day trip.  There was so much activity that he didn't want to sleep, so he's made up for missed sleep today.  We look forward to more fun swimming trips here soon!