Swimming with the Graces

On Monday, July 21st Holden and I headed up to Seal Beach to swim with Lori, Ryan, and Charlie Grace. Their friend, Kendall, was there too. I think Holden was a whole lotta boy for those sweet girls, but he had a blast playing with them. He's been asking all week if he's going to go back to Ryan and Charlie's house. Their pool was warm and their playroom a wonderland of fun.

We had a bit of a scare while we were there. Holden fell from the step he was on in the pool. I totally thought he could make it back to the side because he had swam that distance plenty of times before. But he was panicked, caught off guard, and struggled. Lori rescued him and brought him safely to the side. Although he was physically safe, it scared him to death. I think it scared me even more though. All of our friends here in San Diego have put their children through Infant Swim Resource, a water survival class for infants and children. Now I'm looking into getting Holden enrolled. It is a huge time commitment - classes are 5 days a week, 10 minutes a piece, for about 5 weeks. The classes don't come cheap either. It will cost between $500 and $600 in the end. But for me, the vision of Holden struggling will haunt me forever and I have to take steps to ensure his safety. We just observed Paxton Sammis' swim lesson yesterday, and he is doing amazing stuff after 4 weeks. The trouble will be getting spot right now. Due to summer and their segment on the Today Show - classes are in high demand right now. Ok, a bit of a side track......back to the day with Graces.

Lori made a wonderful lunch for the kids, and delicious salads for the moms. We had lots of time for catching up since the kids were playing so well in the playroom. We had a second swim session and then headed home. We left around 3:00 and Holden fell asleep before we were even on the freeway. Thank you for a great time, Grace Family!