We are desperate...

to hang on to the last days of summer vacation! School starts for Brady on Monday morning. I was really looking forward to her going back until time started to run out. We've spent the last two days at the Wheeling Park pool. For most of the summer we went to Oglebay's pool because it was always less crowded, not as many half-clad teens, and not as many people smoking around the pool. ( I have a HUGE issue with this! These places need to be tobacco free zones!)Well, Dylan was going with us and he finally talked me into going to Wheeling park so we could ride the slide. Brady was really nervous to ride the slide. By the time we walked to the top she said she was scared and didn't want to go. But, I told her to get on anyway. By the time we rounded our second turn I could her the fear still in her voice and by the time we came out of the tube, she said, "That was FUN! Can we do it again?" So we did it again. And again. And again. Then a life guard says to us that she has to pass a swim test or she can't go down again. I was a little miffed as we had already been down seven times. So at least Brady had the taste of fun to go on to encourage her to pass the swim test. I was really worried that she wouldn't be able to do it. But my brave little girl got in the water and swam from one side to another. YES! I walked beside her the whole way so that I could tell her, "Not to much farther and you will pass." Do I have to say it again? I am soooooo proud to be her mama! She even found the courage to jump off of the low dive and are you ready for this? Drum roll please....... she jumped off of the high dive! Holy cow! I was shocked! Confidence is a powerful tool. Michael has worked late this week and managed to leave work early on Friday. He joined us at the pool and on the slide. He and I actually went down together. The more weight on the raft the faster you go. We had a very hard landing. Water shot up my nose and the tube flipped. Time for diets! I did the best I could to get our fun in pictures.
You can see the rest of the pictures here:
My Photo Book 8/25/07