As Brock & I were unpacking, I dug out the kids' swim suits and asked Grandma & Grandpa to watch the kids in the pool. This was only Shaling's second time in a swimming pool. Even though Grandma & Grandpa's pool is relatively small, there is a deep end. Shaling must not have realized that. She switched from a swim ring to a raft and ventured into the deep end. As she tried to switch back to the ring, she fell in and was unable to bring herself to the surface, swallowing a bunch of water as she struggled. Grandpa had to jump in, fully clothed for tennis, and pull her out. For the first time, this fearless girl has shown some fear. She really didn't want to go swimming again. However, as you'll see later in this blog entry, she did eventually get back in the water.
Around 9:45 or so, Grandpa left to play tennis. He then called to tell Brock that there was an opening for him to play, so I & the kids dropped off Brock to play tennis, then we went to a playground for awhile. After about 20 minutes, I was nodding off despite standing up. So, I took the kids back home to be under Grandma's watch and took a cat nap myself. After Grandpa & Dad came home (and cleaned up), we all went to eat lunch.
After lunch, we loaded up on Grandpa's boat for what was to be Shaling's first boat ride. Unfortunately, Grandpa's boat seems to be having some mechanical issues and now it looks like we may not get to ride on it at all this trip. So, we unloaded. Brock & I were absolutely dragging, so we headed to the bedroom for a nap. While we slept, Grandma took the kids to the beach. She was on top of her game as she even thought to take the camera and get us some pictures of Shaling's first time at the beach. Thank you, Grandma (pictures below).
And two pictures from the swimming pool (prior to the unhappy event):
Awesome pics! Yeah..grandpa...u da man!
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