Pool Rats

It's amazing what can happen in a year. The pool is incredibly easier this year with four kids, so we have spending a lot of time at our neighborhood pool. Henry and John are very strong swimmers. Peter has been taking swim lessons, and he is slowly graduating from the backpack float. And Frances is a big old chicken, who doesn't like to even come off the steps (even in her flotation device). She likes playing in the water, but she's just very cautious. And this mama doesn't mind one bit. The boys are less cautious and spend a lot of time on the high dive. And Frances is perfectly happy cheering them on from the pool deck. She also has some unique pool fashion - a bonnet and her big brother's shoes.