Pool Time!

 Friday we drove to Arizona in the new car.  It was a much better ride than the old Pontiac.  The weather was hot when we drove over, hardly played at our half way point park.  The swing seats were too hot to sit on (who thought it was a good idea to make baby bucket seats black and put them in the desert with no shade?).  And the slides were missing--a bit disappointing but it was really hot (near 100) so we packed back in the car and ate on the go.  Elena was a great trooper on the 7 hour drive.  We also recently flipped her car seat from rear facing to forward facing in the new car.  She loves riding this way and will say "wheeeee" as we pick up speed.

 Did I mention the weather was hot?  Saturday morning (as in 9am) we suited up and were down at the pool spending time in the water, the temperature was perfect.  Grandma joined us in the pool and taught Elena "motorboat, motorboat" and tried to teach her how to kick.  She'd rather spin her legs in a circle as if she's riding a tricycle.

Grandpa snapped this photo.  We were practicing blowing bubbles and going underwater.  She dunked 4 times before she told me that was enough.  I brought her floaties which tie around her chest not attach to her arms but she didn't like to be confined.  So we let her be free, as the free spirit she is.