Lap Dogging

The boys’ August swimming in the Lake of the Ozarks consisted mostly of floating, splashing and treading water. The Gulf of Mexico waters were too shallow for even floating, but were great for frolicking. They experienced their first opportunity to swim earlier this week in our St. Pete hotel swimming pool. At that time they didn’t make the connection between kicking their legs and forward motion, but when we got to Grandma and Granddad Roe’s pool they made the propulsion break through. Benji especially took to dog paddling and fearlessly ventured out and back to Mommy, repeatedly delighted in his own success.