My trip to the swimming pool...

During the summer the kindergarteners at SLP go to the every once in a while.  Children here LOVE to swim. My kids talked about it for weeks and weeks they couldn’t wait.  Now I had heard the swimming pool was not just an ordinary swimming pool, but more of a mini water park.  There were a bunch of small pools each with something special in them.  One pool had a pretty big water slide, one had pretty small lazy river, there were sections in the pools for sprinklers, etc.  Overall, a very fun place for kids to play. 

I was pretty excited about the adventure.  I knew it was going to be a great chance for me to really get to know the kids on another level.  There was no education involved at the swimming pool, so we could just play and have fun.  Also, as a swim instructor for the past 8 years, playing in the pool with kids is totally up my alley.

What I was not prepared for was the following: each child had their own huge blow up floatie.  Not just your average around the waist tube, these kids had blow up cars that literally had horns to beep.  I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw the first kid bring one in at the beginning of school, but then they all had them and I realized it was just normal.  Luckily, parents had blown up these devices pre-school because that would’ve been hell.

Anyway, here are some pictures to share. Oh yeah, the boys all cover up their whole bodies and everyone wears swim caps (I mean everyone- I had to borrow one).  Oh! And the water only went up to about my waste… so the kids could all stand… floatation devices unnecessary.  Enjoy!