Swimming

When we told Benson that we were going to go swimming as a family, I think he didn't believe us right at first, but when we said that Luke was coming, he didn't stop talking about it. He was really excited. We had to run some errands before we went and at every stop Benson would scrunch his forehead and ask, "Is this the swimming pool?"

We went to the So. Jordan Rec. Center with Laura and her family. The boys really loved it, and were excited to climb up the slide. However, Andrew was unsure of all the spraying water, and cried. Once we calmed him down, he was shivering cold. I tried keeping him low in the water, a warm shower in the locker room, but eventually it led to wrapping him in a towel and sitting as a spectator on the bench. That's okay little Rew. I was a bit cold too.

There was a really fun lazy river and a whirlpool that Benson loved. Kimball and Dan went down the big slide and came back to tell me and Laura that it was our turn. We went down the first time and Laura made me laugh when she said, "I must be getting old because I was thinking, that slide hurt my back and elbow..." We went down again and I watched Laura go before me- very very slowly. I thought, I'm going to see if I can get going faster. I did the tricks of a teenager, and flew out of the slide- dunking myself in like three feet of water. This time Laura was laughing.

After swimming, we had a barbecue chicken salad at Laura and Dan's and ate drumsticks for dessert. Luke and Benson played football, and laughed, and fought, and had a great time. Andrew loved getting into unfamiliar stuff. What a great weekend we had! I am so grateful for my little family, a sister nearby, and time to spend together.