Thursday, August 5, 2010
We try to get the pugs out for a walk each night in the summer, but sometimes it is so hot that we don't make it past the front yard. Instead, we just hang out around the house so we don't have too far to go to get back in the AC.
But, on nights when we can actually get a little walk in, the pugs are giddy with excitement. They love their walkies.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Land loving Benjamin tested out the raft to see if he could find a way to enjoy it out of the pool. He could have used a bit more cushioning in the seat, but I think he still prefers to sit in the raft when it is parked on solid ground.
When Benny climbed into the raft, Henry came over to see what Benny was up to. Although, I think he was all for setting sail in the raft since he loves to float around the pool and sun himself.
With the boys both involved, Luna felt compelled to sniff around. Her conclusion was that the raft was a pool toy, so she didn't want anything to do with it.
Shortly after Benny tired of sitting in the raft, Henry promptly jumped in to see what it is like at the helm on dry land. He must not have liked it because he didn't stay long.
Friday, July 9, 2010
It has been hot out, but the pugs have managed to still get in some lounge chair time a few days each week. They just love to get out there and soak up the sun until they get too hot.
They usually all arrive at the chair at the same time, but they are staggered in leaving. Benjamin always gets hot first and retreats to the house. Luna is never far behind Benny and Henry usually outlasts the other two by a good 15 minutes.
I hope your weekend involves a little lounge chair time. 
Friday, June 25, 2010
Since everyone seemed to enjoy the photos and videos from swim camp, I thought I would post a few of the pictures that didn't make it into the posts earlier in the week.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Henry's swim camp is all about fetching. We have lots of toys that float, but his favorite is an orange lobster. I think he likes it because it is easy to grab out the water and easy for him to hold in his mouth.
Henry's routine is to stand on the first step and wait for someone to throw the lobster. He then jumps from the step and is off to fetch the lobster. Once he wrangles up the toy, he swims back to the step and jumps out of the pool with his catch to take a little break. Once he is rested, we throw the lobster back into the pool and Henry happily fetches it again.
Out of the 3, Henry gets in the most swimming because he actually swims up and back the whole length of the pool. Unless someone throws the lobster short
Henry has also mastered pushing off the edge of the pool to gain momentum when turning around to swim back to the step. You can get a good look at his turns in the video
Henry Swimming - Swim Camp 2010 from obp on Vimeo.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Despite being a land lover, Benjamin is a very good swimmer. Rather than swimming laps, Benjamin prefers to swim circles. This completely makes sense for him because when he gets excited on dry ground he runs circles around everything. The coffee table, the bench in the yard, the sofa. Since circles come naturally to him we don't insist that he swim a more traditional lap.
Benjamin starts standing on the first step. And then he jumps. Yes, he jumps just like Henry. It took him a while to work up to it, but now he just leaps into the water. Watching him jump in makes me one proud momma.
Once he pops back up after his dive, he starts his circle. He swims one big circle and then heads back to the step. Once on the step he promptly jumps out of the pool and then runs a circle around the table on the lanai. I guess you could say that he prefers cross training. Perhaps, we could teach him how to ride a bike and then he could be a triathlete?
After a little rest, it is back to the step and then Benjamin begins his circle routine again.
Here is video of Benjamin in action.
Benjamin Swimming - Swim Camp 2010 from obp on Vimeo.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Little Luna would get the camp's 'Most Improved' award. Not because her swimming has improved, her swimming skills have always been stellar, but because her fear of the water has decreased tremendously.
Luna's normal swim camp routine is to be carried to the far end of the pool and then swim to the step at the other end of the pool. At first she didn't want to leave her camp counselor accompanying her in the deep end. You would put her down and she would just circle you. So we started swimming to the step and she happily followed. After doing that a few times, she figured out how to swim to the step all on her own and no longer needed to be escorted.
And when she is swimming to the step, she is a woman on a mission.
And then she gets to take a little break on the step before she does another lap.
Here is a little video of Luna in action.
Luna Swimming - Swim Camp 2010 from obp on Vimeo.
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