This fall we finally got our act together and put Gabriel in swim lessons. Weird that we hadn't done it earlier, considering how much he has always taken to water right from day 1. But with all our moving around, it just never hit the priority list.
Personally, I enjoyed being back in the pool zone since a pool was exactly where Jordan and I met when we were teenagers and then spent many hours. There was something slightly nostalgic about walking around in the warm deck, sunlight pouring in through the windows and watching the lifeguards on duty, rotating through. As I watched them shift duties, I had a flashback to the 15 min snippets of conversation (when neither of us would take our break) while guarding that Jordan and I had over four years working together--a friendship that eventually developed into a relationship and then into a marriage. Oh, the good old lifeguarding days!
Since then we've spent hardly any time in the pool for two former lifeguards, so it has been fun getting back into the routine with Gabriel, our little water boy.
Once he warms up, he most definitely loves the water and I'm sure, with his slim physique and broad shoulders, he'll be a natural. Of course, people always said that about me and basketball and we all know I'm Godzilla on the court, so you, know.... maybe not. But so far we are having fun!
Ps. That hair! Finally got it cut.... After seeing these pictures. More on that coming....
Photo credit: Marion. Thank you once again for capturing the moments! :)
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