Pool Party!
With the local weather reaching triple digits, we look for any excuse to go swimming! This past Friday, Erik's school, had its annual staff development day, so there was no school. Many parents took off the day and make it a 3-day weekend! However for Mummy & Daddy, no can do. So Erik got to stay home with Grandma Katy, YAY! An Extra day of bonding with a loving Grandma!
Then early evening, Daddy, Mummy, Grandma Katy, and Erik all headed over to Karalyn's informal Pool Party! WhooHoo! It was Erik's first time visiting Karalyn, one of his good buddies from school, so we prepared him 2-3 days in advance. Mummy told Erik that we get to go over to Karalyn's house and play and SWIM! Erik was so super excited! He kept asking about it each day LOL!
In fact, that morning, Erik woke up, went downstairs to our front door and says "Peek-A-Boo with Karalyn" and Erik proceeded to act out how he will jump out and say "SURPRISE!" to his buddy! So cute! With the pool party, Erik also got to play with Audrey, another of his buddy from school but she hasn't transitioned into the "Big Kids" classroom(s) yet. She will though soon enough!
It was supposed to be an informal play date but it was absolutely wonderful! Our hosts provided lots of healthy snacks (strawberries, pineapples, gold fish crackers, chex mix, and more) for the kids plus yummy drinks! Erik arrived and darted out to the patio for some swimming. He wasn't even shy one bit. Erik has seen Lynette, Karl (Karalyn's parents) and Kristy (Audrey's mom) many times at school so he was very comfortable with them. Daddy was also not shy, he dived right into the pool for a cool dip before Erik jumps in!
Our son showed off his "swim" skills a bit. He would jump right at the edge and then go underwater and swim a bit (~5-7 seconds) to Daddy. It was great! This totally encouraged Audrey into being a daredevil and started her own jumping adventures. She would jump from the pool step and into the water with lots of laughs and giggles. Then Audrey would try to stand on the edge of the pool like Erik and then jump into Kristy's arms. She really liked it too!
Karalyn was a bit hesitant at first so she observed a bit and guarded the kiddie snack but she soon braved the water and got into the "mini pool" aka spa with Karl. We are all super happy that Karalyn got in then it was all 3 kiddies in the spa plus 3 moms! We all had to do a whirlpool of walking round and around as the kids wanted to follow or chase each other! HAHA! Tight Quarters it was!
Then Karalyn's Dad all of a sudden became "Lizard Man" by hopping on one of the big floaties that was a lizard and he'd swim towards the kiddies from the big pool It was great because the kiddies LOVED IT...and LOVED the fact that they got to splash at him. Erik was a little scared, Mummy thinks at least, he moved towards the back but was still very interested at "Lizard Man" and the splashing fun. He observed a little bit ...and then got back into the action.
In the end, an late-afternoon play date lasted a solid 3 hours! Good Gosh! Where did the time go?! But Erik definitely enjoyed the pool party play date. He kept asking "Where did Lizard Man Go?" Uncle Karl had to explain to Erik that "next time when you go come over, I'm sure Lizard Man will be here too!" HAHAH! Too Funny!
Then early evening, Daddy, Mummy, Grandma Katy, and Erik all headed over to Karalyn's informal Pool Party! WhooHoo! It was Erik's first time visiting Karalyn, one of his good buddies from school, so we prepared him 2-3 days in advance. Mummy told Erik that we get to go over to Karalyn's house and play and SWIM! Erik was so super excited! He kept asking about it each day LOL!
In fact, that morning, Erik woke up, went downstairs to our front door and says "Peek-A-Boo with Karalyn" and Erik proceeded to act out how he will jump out and say "SURPRISE!" to his buddy! So cute! With the pool party, Erik also got to play with Audrey, another of his buddy from school but she hasn't transitioned into the "Big Kids" classroom(s) yet. She will though soon enough!
It was supposed to be an informal play date but it was absolutely wonderful! Our hosts provided lots of healthy snacks (strawberries, pineapples, gold fish crackers, chex mix, and more) for the kids plus yummy drinks! Erik arrived and darted out to the patio for some swimming. He wasn't even shy one bit. Erik has seen Lynette, Karl (Karalyn's parents) and Kristy (Audrey's mom) many times at school so he was very comfortable with them. Daddy was also not shy, he dived right into the pool for a cool dip before Erik jumps in!
Our son showed off his "swim" skills a bit. He would jump right at the edge and then go underwater and swim a bit (~5-7 seconds) to Daddy. It was great! This totally encouraged Audrey into being a daredevil and started her own jumping adventures. She would jump from the pool step and into the water with lots of laughs and giggles. Then Audrey would try to stand on the edge of the pool like Erik and then jump into Kristy's arms. She really liked it too!
Karalyn was a bit hesitant at first so she observed a bit and guarded the kiddie snack but she soon braved the water and got into the "mini pool" aka spa with Karl. We are all super happy that Karalyn got in then it was all 3 kiddies in the spa plus 3 moms! We all had to do a whirlpool of walking round and around as the kids wanted to follow or chase each other! HAHA! Tight Quarters it was!
Then Karalyn's Dad all of a sudden became "Lizard Man" by hopping on one of the big floaties that was a lizard and he'd swim towards the kiddies from the big pool It was great because the kiddies LOVED IT...and LOVED the fact that they got to splash at him. Erik was a little scared, Mummy thinks at least, he moved towards the back but was still very interested at "Lizard Man" and the splashing fun. He observed a little bit ...and then got back into the action.
In the end, an late-afternoon play date lasted a solid 3 hours! Good Gosh! Where did the time go?! But Erik definitely enjoyed the pool party play date. He kept asking "Where did Lizard Man Go?" Uncle Karl had to explain to Erik that "next time when you go come over, I'm sure Lizard Man will be here too!" HAHAH! Too Funny!
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