Splish Splosh Splash

All this week and next week, Hallie and Oliver are participating in an early learning 'learn to swim' program. It is only $2 per child and we even get a free bus in from Westbury to the L'ton swim centre. Can't beat that.

We look like such a group, walking down to the Westbury Health Centre to be picked up by the bus. Katherine with Niamh and Gabriel in the pram and me and the kids all in their bathers practically running for the bus they are so excited. It is not one of those small buses either but this huge monstrosity. We always sit on the backseat so I can relive those school days of being the cool kid up the back or was it that I wished I was one of those kids.


Sarra is not allowed to swim because she is over 5yrs old so she has been our official photographer. I asked her to take a few photos today and she took 38. Niamh has been very good and without fail, Gabriel has fallen asleep on the backseat each time we have headed for home after our swim.

I like the idea that our kids come home tired. Hallie has been put in the independent group to swim by herself, naturally, and Katherine and I have to hop in the water with Gabriel and Oliver. The teacher has been encouraging us to also put our heads under the water with the kids so inwardly I have groaned but pretended to Oliver that it is the funnest thing out. I'm really counting on Simon to enrich the kids with his enthusiasm for water and swimming because it ain't going to come from their mother.




Simon adores anything to do with water. He was one of those kids who surfed regardless of the season and would go out all through winter and stormy weather to catch a good wave. I don't even know how to catch a wave into the shore, let alone do one with a board.



The kids get to go 3 days next week and then it is school shoes, uniforms and back to school. The first day back on the 14th is Hallie's first day of kinder where she gets to go all day. She is very excited.

PS. Good photo taking Sarra!!