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Monday, December 23, 2013

We arrived on Oahu on Saturday afternoon and wasted no time hitting the pool. Maile Girl was in her bathing suit as soon as our bags landed in our room and imploring Daddy to blow up her floatie. Lauren got in on the action too – she had no idea what to expect, but once she got in to the water, she loved every minute.

Maile Girl. Ready. To. Rock.

Maile Girl. Ready. To. Rock.

Lauren went more gracefully, but was a fish in her own right...

Lauren went more gracefully, but was a fish in her own right...

Not sure who enjoyed this more, Daddy or Lauren...

Not sure who enjoyed this more, Daddy or Lauren...

Daddy definitely had his hands full with both girls! Good luck once Lauren gets a little older...

Daddy definitely had his hands full with both girls! Good luck once Lauren gets a little older...

Maile Girl is so comfortable in the water now - really a joy to see...

Maile Girl is so comfortable in the water now - really a joy to see...

Building on the last point – it’s really great watching Maile take to the water now. As you can see, she started with the inner tube floatie, but quickly ditched that in exchange for the arm floaties. We done a lot of swimming over the past couple of days and every time she pushes her self. Our “short swims” where I stand a bit away from the edge and she swims to me without help have become “medium” swims and she has no problem putting her head in the water. We’re still working on the “small” water slide vs. the “big” one – but we’ll get there. Huge kudos to La Petite Baleen – while I’m some of it is just her age, I’ve been really impressed with the classes and Maile’s whole attitude towards swimming since we started classes there this summer.

Can’t wait for the rest of the trip!

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