The Big Tub!

Last weekend we went to a small family reunion. Dave has an aunt who lives in Ecuador and comes to the States every few years to visit. The cousin who hosted the reunion has a swimming pool in her backyard, so we were all invited to swim!

This is the best picture I could get of Sarah with her swimsuit on. She was not in a posing mood, and only held still long enough to play with the light switch.

Sarah LOVES the water. The first night we had her (in Nanchang), she squealed with delight when we gave her a bath in the little baby tub. While in Nanchang, we took her swimming every day in the hotel pool, and she just loved it. She loves the water so much, in fact, that she thinks she can swim ALL BY HERSELF. So sometimes Sarah and I wrestled in the hotel pool--she was determined to release herself from my death grip, and I was more determined to hold on!

So, last weekend, when Sarah (aka "No Fear") saw the pool, she squealed, "BATH! BATH!" and would have jumped right in if we hadn't anticipated this reaction and had our wits about us. ;)

Daddy played with her in the water for quite a while, and when he tried to get out, Sarah shouted, "Tub! Tub! Bath! Bath!" So he spent some more time in the water. At this point I was kicking myself that we had forgotten her little ring swim float (it has a "built in" seat) and life jacket. They would have made things easier and given Sarah a bit more freedom in the water.

She finally got out to eat dinner, and then it was time again for the big tub!

Justin and Sarah

Logan

Jason and Evan

My favorite shot of the day! Our little goggle boy!

My picture taking was a little sporadic, due to the fact that my eyes were mainly glued to the activity in the pool. Suffice it to say, it was a fun afternoon and good to chat with some relatives we hadn't seen for awhile.