Snorkeling

In an effort to get the boys snorkeling for real (something they have wholeheartedly resisted in the past), Jamma bought them both snorkels and masks and yesterday’s evening swim was the first try-out. It was a rousing success.

Two of the big kids next door are swimmers, snorkelers and swim teachers, so they volunteered to help out with some tips. Here are Joseph and Jamma getting Ezra ready to start.

Snorkeling start

I was upstairs getting dinner ready, and by the time I came out, this is what I saw.

Snorkeling boys

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Here’s a video. Ezra has a very interesting way of swimming while he’s snorkeling.

Based on this success, Scott and Dietmar took the boys out to the end of the dock this morning to see if they would try snorkeling in the ocean. Both boys went in, but neither wanted to stay — I think they were a little freaked out. Here’s Scott bringing Ezra into the water. He tried swimming but I think he was worried that he couldn’t quite touch the bottom, so he got right out.

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Finn went in with Dietmar.

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And he was OK for a minute or so while Scott held him.

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They were much happier when we went back to the pool, and pretty soon Ezra was snorkeling all the way to the deep end. And don’t they look cute in their snorkel gear?

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