Oohh, Weerm!

David and I took the boys swimming at the gym today. We left Samantha with Grandpa, and that made the boys mad (they wanted to go to Grandpa's, too), but once we got to the gym they were pretty excited. The boys have mixed feelings about the gym. They like it, but don't like it. Usually, we take them to the day care while we work out. They always cry when we leave, but not for long and always end up having fun. Though, last Monday when we took them, Drew cried every time someone opened the door so by the time we went to pick him up, his eyes were puffy and bright pink splotchy. It looked like an allergic reaction.

While we were standing in the lobby checking in today, Drew chanted, "Gym. Toys. Gym. Toys." Owen was silent, and I noticed his little chin quivering like he was going to cry. He cried in the locker room, but once he got to the pool, he was his usual happy self.

We jumped in the hot tub first off. It felt so good after ten months of not being able to go hot-tubbing! They boys liked it, too. Once they got used to the heat, they splashed around and laid on their bellies. Drew would lay on his belly with his head and his feet out of the water (he's flexible) and exclaim, "Oooh! Weerm (warm)!" Then he'd sit up, then he'd get back on his belly and do it all over again. There was a cute little Asian couple in the hot tub. The lady was watching Drew and Owen splash around and every so often she'd catch her husband's eye and motion over to the boys and they'd both laugh. I think Drew must have noticed, cause he seemed to ham it up a little more after that.

Drew was kind of scared of the regular pool once we got in. It surprised me, because the last time we went, he loved it and Owen was the clingy one. But they switched it up this time. Owen loved the pool. Drew and I got in first, and Owen walked over to me and stepped off the edge, right into the pool. I caught him by the arm and pulled him above water. He sputtered a little, then was ready to splash and play. David held Owen up so he could kick his legs. Then I demonstrated how to do the front crawl (the boys found this funny for some reason) and Owen tried moving his arms while kicking his legs. He got a face full of water, but thought it was hilarious. The boys had such a great time that when we asked them if they wanted to go to Grandpa's they both said No!