Liam made a lot of swimming progress during our trip. He started out hesitantly in a floatation vest. In a matter of days he was enthusiastically jumping off the side in water wings, floating on his own all over the pool, and kicking his way to whatever he wanted to do. He had a ball. Here are a few pictures:
His early jumping form was basically stepping off the edge towards Matt:
But the end result was the same:
No matter his form, he was having a blast!
Daddy love:
Before the launch:
Mid-launch:
Post-launch (notice the look on his face–that’s not a photography fluke–there were no more launches…):
The boy loves a good noodle:
Thumbs up from Mister Shark:
Grin from Mister “Cool Guy” Shark:
It looks like there’ll be some drives to Decatur in our future next summer for a little pool time…