Pool Fun - June 5

Silly squirrels - your bathing suit goes on your butt not your head - Kit Kat - you look like Dave in this photo!
Zoey is ready - are you??

Daddy gives instructions while mommy closes the gate.

Got it Daddy - I'm ready to go says Abigail.

Darn cup floated away - not sure I want to get my hair wet yet.

The next bathing suit model Katrina debates if she's just going to jump in.

We'll just float awhile....

Zoey decides she wants out of the floatie and practice her swimming.... such a little fish

Abigail looks as if she's getting hot.

Zoey is totally enjoying the freedom of swimming.

Zoey decides to step it up a notch - lets jump in from the spa - it's higher!

Going for the ducky - Zoey is not afraid to get her hair wet.

Kit Kat's turn - she's going to start from a sitting position to practice her belly flop.

Abigail screams out to Kat - this is how you do it!

Zoey decides to chill on the step awhile now that she has captured her ducky.

Back in the floaty - I'm Zeus - I have my pitch fork!

Nothing like chillin' with mom and dad says Katrina

This is the life agrees Abigail.

Does this life vest make me look fat? I'm not so sure about this!

C'mon Kee Kee - put yours on too - you need to get used to these if you're going to go out on the boat!

The vests are on - but we're not too happy about it - we feel like oompa loompa's

I think I can see my feet!

Ahhhhh! Now we're talking! this is much better!

C'mon dad! let's make some waves! Katrina and Zoey egg Ryan on....

I'm not ready to be done -

ISR - week 2 - June 11

ISR = Infant Swimming Resource - aka - survival swimming for young children. Ryan's neice and nephew had been through this course when they were infants. It takes a minimum of 4-6 weeks for toddlers to grasp the technique of floating for survival. Classes are 10 minutes a day every day until they graduate. Huge huge commitment - but worth it if you have a pool or live near as much water as we do here in Florida. As you can see Zoey is working on her swimming technique below....
Here she is working on floating

At first they aren't too sure about the idea of being let go - in time this will change...

One exhausted hard working Zoey Lin - anyone that sees Zoey on a regular basis finds it hard to believe she can actually lie still for more then a minute. 10 minutes doesn't seem like much - but it really is when you're working hard to survive.

It's Abigails turn... we start off with floating...

Abigail has been the funniest one to watch... she does the Indian call every time she floats. Whoo whoo whoo whoo - she is very nervous in the water and unsure at this stage.

Amy helps Abigail to understand by showing her where her arms need to be.

Katrina starts off in the middle of the pool swimming to what is known as the Monkey bar.

Abigail is resting and watching while baby Kat has her lesson.

Next Katrina moves over to the steps to practice swimming in and grabbing toys sitting on the steps

All done! phew! Baby Kat is exhausted too. Katrina is the most comfortable in the water. She rarely fusses and concentrates on what is being taught.

At the time of this posting - we are at week 5 (yeah I'm a little behind) and Zoey hopefully will graduate this week. Abigail and Katrina are coming up quickly too and hopefully will be finished in the next week or two - so stay posted. Good job girls!! We're so proud of your accomplishments.

Mall Germ Pit

Needing something different to do during the hot days of summer, we went to the playground at the Mall - or as Laura affectionately puts it - the Germ Pit.
Abigail peeks out of the log tunnel while Zoey is already practicing the art of pleading for a cute car.

Kit Kat finds a quiet spot ontop of a turtle. They've become such great climbers!

It was a fun afternoon with the other set of triplets. (June 4)

Water Fun

Water Water what fun! It doesn't matter to these girls if they swim in a kiddie pool, the big pool or get to play with buckets, pails, jugs and cups - even their tubbies from when they where in the NICU as preemies.
Zoey's showing off that she can still fit into her little "spa" tubby from the NICU

Katrina was getting ready to pour more water - Zoey wanted to make sure you could really see she could really fit - soo cute - such a simple way to play the morning away.