Last year Samuel and Sofia enjoyed swimming lessons for 2 weeks with sun everyday at the local pool across from grandma's house. This summer Samuel (Sofia's too young) is enjoying swimming lessons for 3 weeks in the rain everyday (minus maybe 2-3 days of slight sun) at the local beach 7 minutes away. I love that he is enjoying it just as much despite the warm-ups they have to do everyday so when they jump in the cold ocean water, they don't get muscle cramps, and despite having to bring a thermos of hot chocolate and sweatshirt so that after as they're shaking with blue lips, they won't freeze. :) Samuel has been quite the trooper!!! As has his 3 cousins who are in the same class. It's been a fun summer activity for them!
...some days can be like this one day...
...and this the next! So unpredictable!
Can you get more picturesque?! Have you ever "sauna-ed"? (noun: sauna. verb: sauna-ed.) The idea is to jump into the cold water, stay in until you're really cold, then jump out and run into the hot, nearly 160F sauna and warm yourself up, until you're dripping sweat instead of lake water and then do it all over again :). Despite the blue sky in this picture, it wasn't that warm outside, but I have to admit, I LOVED it. So did the kids. Well, all except Emmy who thought the heat-wave you felt from the moment you open the sauna door was too much and "Emmy not like hot". (She stayed in the water for a good half hour until her lips started turning blue and we made her sit in the sauna). It was fun though. First time in nearly 9 years of living here I've done this...definitely will not be the last.
This has summer written all over it! (It was just as good as it looks!!!)
4 comments:
Love hearing about your summer! And seeing it!
YUM. that looks delicious! I admire Samuel's tough guy attitude - that is awesome he is learning to swim without the luxury of warm air or water! he's going to grow up to be so strong!
I am IMPRESSED with your kids ability to withstand the cold water temperatures. And, I'm impressed with your encouragement of them... I would be more like, 'yeah, you definitely don't have to get in that water - - - I wouldn't!'
Vad härligt ni har det! Och gôtt med bastun! :-)
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