Last weekend Karl and I went away to Rend Lake, IL with John and Pat Donjon and Larry and Vicky Mowrey for a DC leaders retreat. We had a great time eating together, drinking wine, talking and laughing (mostly at Larry). We had left Ewan at home, Jamee came over to hang out with him for the afternoon and then Samantha spent the night with him and he had a lot of fun of course. Anya came with us and she did really well, she was happy being held by Pat most of the time. We also took her swimming for the first time, there is a lovely pool up there and as soon as we arrived we got changed and headed down there. Anya has a really cute swimsuit that her Grandma sent over from England so we got her ready and slowly carried her into the water. She loves having a bath so I figured she would like it but it was so cold it really took her breath away and she wasn't at all sure about it. I had to wet her with my hands first to get her used to the idea and then started dipping her body in a little at a time. We brought the baby float which is supposed to be from 3 months up but it didn't support her enough and she looked lost in it, all you could see was her head!
So her first time at the pool went ok, she kind of enjoyed it but she's not keen on the cold water, I think she'll be like her Dad and brother. I always laugh at Karl because when we go to the pool I jump straight in; I think its easier to do it all at once, temporary pain is better then prolonged pain. But he tortures himself by inching in a toe at a time with a pained look on his face, I suppose it's fun cos I get to splash him, it just makes no sense to me doing it that way. Anyway I think the kids are taking after him so we'll have to see what I can do!
