Fun in the Sun, part 3

What do you mean, there's a PART 3 to "Fun in the Sun"?  Yes, my friends, Yes, you betcha!

Sunday was an absolutely gorgeous day in the 80s, so after a relaxing morning in the condo (and napped Nathan), we headed down to the pool and rented a cabana for the very last time on our vacation.

After picking up little nuts (yet again), I got Nathan warmed up to swimming in the big pool.  He ended up loving it and became quite the swimming little fish.  I was SO elated!!

We walked back and forth on the little ledge, Nathan repeated after me "walk - slow" with each step he took.  It was SO cute!  He enjoyed giving mommy a surprise attack of splashes any chance he could.  He thought it was so funny to see Mommy get "all wet" as he would say.

 Not long after practicing walking along the bench in the water, Nathan was ready and more than willing to go for a swim!  I held him at his body/arm pits and he kicked back his legs and kept kicking to swim through the water.  He would point to where he want to go and I would swim him there.  He had fun at the water spouts splashing and hitting the water.  It made me SO overjoyed and happy to see him comfortable in the water and having so much fun!

After swimming, it was time for some fruit snacks, juice and a little cartoons!

Can you see how great it was to rent the cabana?  It really gave us some nice shade, privacy, and way more comfortable furniture than plain ol' beach loungers.

Nathan had fun opening and closing the cabana 'doors'.

 

throwing more rocks

I love him in his UV swim trunks and shirt!

no clue, being goofy!

For our last full day of fun at the resort, we made Sunday a very fun and relaxing day!  I just hope and pray that Nathan will enjoy swimming this summer.  I am taking him to the free swim day at Swimtastic in a few weeks, so we'll see what kind of deal they give us to enroll and maybe we can use a little Christmas money on that for Nathan.  I just really want him to grow up feeling comfortable and confident in the water because I am not.  No, we don't own any big fancy pool in our backyard, but as Nathan grows up and has school friends, they may have a pool, and we do all live on a big huge lake.  Even though I will never own a boat, who knows if one of his friend's family's will own a boat.  It's likely, so I really want him to learn how to swim young and have that as something he can grow on in life as he grows.  Awe, my baby, is growing, I'm admitting it.  <3 LOVE <3

Roxanne:)