fun in the sun

after my last post, would you believe it, the kids have been swimming three days in a row. alex's first swim in the pool at our friends house, then swimming at my favourite cousins house yesterday... we don't get to catch up all that often, but i love it when we do. her kids are just so kind and play around with my littles, keeping them happy while we catch up on everything we've missed. it was a great day.

and then today... we spent a couple of hours in the scorching heat (it was really hot today) at the ellenbrook water park with mel and her girls. we are so lucky to have such amazing parks, especially this one locally. we have spent so many days here since we moved here and even plan to have joseph's birthday party here this year. it is the best!

even this pale skinned mum is cheering hooray for summer this week, cause they are having the time of their lives! 

alex's first swim

it's no secret to anyone who knows me that i avoid the beach. so everyone assumes i hate water. not so. not at all. i actually really like swimming. i love the feeling of being in the water, after the initial "getting in" bit. my issue is the sun! i can put on suncream 5 times over a few hours and still end up burnt. it's just my insanely white skin which you can see above. i seriously get a headache 10 minutes after going in the sun too... and i just can't explain it. the most annoying bit, is that the kids seem to have inherited dougs genes. they both get red after a while in the sun, but then go to a nice tan the next day. maddie even has a little bather tan, lucky devil!

sometimes i brave the sun - and today was one of those occasions, so baby could have his first swim. oh did he love it! he was splashing about, moving around and loving every second. i'll have to take him in the water more often.

my happy little water baby ♥

first swim

on saturday madeline had her first swim - in kalgoorlie at uncle jared and aunty donna's house with her cousins. she was so adorable... and loved the water! she was kicking away and smiling at us both as we bobbed her around in the water. ben and jared insisted that she had to have a turn in emma's "boat" as well which was so so funny. such a sweet little girl.

maddie in emmas "boat"

mads and daddy swimming away

getting used to the water... it was lovely - not too cold!

frog kick!!

♥