Captured Moments with Daniel: Jumping and Splashing

Early August has provided the opportunity to have new kinds of fun! Daniel has been swimming in Holbrook twice now. Once we snuck into the Best Western pool when the Holbrook pool was closed. Another day we were actually able to get into the Holbrook Public Pool. They have a small kids pool only 1 1/2 feet deep, and the big pool, too. Daniel really liked kneeling in the small pool and splashing up a storm. Yes! He's so tall he can kneel in a foot and half of water and still keep his head above water! He tore up the tops of his toes, though, scraping them on the bottom of the pool, so we're not going to try and go back for a few days. He also still likes to jump to us in the big pool. At the Best Western he insisted on going underwater! I'm trying to teach him to keep his mouth closed, but he starts laughing or grinning so big, that it won't stay closed!

I don't have any pictures from here in town, but below are a few more from when we went to Phoenix last month to drop my Mom off at the airport. These are from Richard's camera, so they feature Daniel and myself. :)

We also have been using our little pool at home to stay cool. Dipping in feet and hands to get them wet, we make great prints on the concrete and brick! Then Daniel discovered how fun it was to splash in the pool! Here's a video from yesterday.

Here's another video from inside the house. Daniel really likes jumping from the couch to the beanbag or doggie bed. He and his friend Isaac were doing this last weekend and Daniel still hasn't stopped! Since we don't have a trampoline, this will have to do for now!

And since Daniel is still napping and it's too hot to do anything else right now.... I have some more pictures from our last Grand Canyon trip to share. It was such a nice trip! Seeing our friends and watching Daniel play with other kids was so great. Richard may be working at Albright Training Center again for a few days at the end of this month, so we all may be able to go back and do it again!