Ode to swimming

The middle of September and we went swimming. My neighbor put her heater on last night so we could swim today...sigh of relief. I am going to soak up as much pool time as I can before the fall really comes. Yesterday, we played outside and I thought wow, its pretty warm out here. It would be fun to go swimming. However, I just didn't have the mental energy to get everything together to go swimming yesterday. Its a bit of work to get us all to the pool and my neighbor is not even far from us. But, I'm sure you can imagine. I checked the forecast for today and the high was supposed to be 85. So that sounded good to me.

It was a glorious time of swimming today. The sun was out with some clouds...the water was warm like a bath....okay so for summer time you want the water cooler, but not when the wind is a bit breezy out in September. We swam and swam and played and played for 2 hours. Oh, how the 3rd child is such a sweetie to hang in there for 2 hours while we had fun. As soon as we got her home, she passed out in her crib. Then we all took a shower/bath and took naps. Caleb likes showers and TJ likes baths...so many times we do a shower/bath. I just love the way you feel after being in the chlorine and the sun...its so invigorating and energizing for me.

This will most likely be our last time in the pool...so, I must say a fond farewell until next year. My neighbor does keep her pool open until October, but we'll have to see how cool the temp gets in the next few weeks. We have started Bible study and MOPS this last week so our schedule is a bit full. So, this will probably be the last time. Sigh of sadness : ) I know I'm just being a tad bit dramatic...but, isn't that a great quality of a girl : )

PS...just wanted to say Happy Birthday to my best friend's mom (better known as Mom Cravens)...her birthday is tomorrow! Have a good one! : )