We have a Swimmer!!!

Ladies and gentlemen we have a swimmer.  Yes it is official, before her swim lessons are set to begin on Tuesday, Bella is already swimming.  I told you she was an athlete.  It seems that Bella tries things one time and just knows how to do it after that.  Again, should I be scared? Unfortunately, we do not have a pool in our backyard, so Bella is stuck with the Kiddie pool. Although, she doesn't treat it like a kiddie pool.  When we want to go swimming in a "BIG" pool as Bella calls it we either go to our friend Tiffany's house or we visit our brand new community pool which is absolutely gorgeous and our homeowner's association did a great job designing it.  It is like a waterpark, complete with a splash zone and a wading pool for small kids.  And the best part is that we don't have to pay for the upkeep of the pool (besides our HOA dues of course).  So how did Bella learn how to swim so quickly?  I really don't know.  We were going to our friend Tiffany's house for a swim day and I could only find one arm floaty so I just had her try without them and she DID IT!!! 

Bella and Lauren taking a break...this is a rare moment because they are both fish.

 This is Bella's dive :)...She doesn't understand that it's really a belly flop.

 This is how she gets warm...I guess towels just don't work!

 So proud...

here we go...

And she is off...

 Swimming!!!

So between her kiddie pool, swimming at our friends, and our new community pool, it is safe to say Bella is a FISH! Here are some kiddie pool pictures that I just had to add because it shows her absolute joy and it is priceless!

Yeah it's blurry, but she's so happy!!

Splashing never gets old.

I think this picture is AMAZING!!!

 And there it is everybody, in case you don't know what it looks like, this is...absolute happiness!

 And now she is a prune...this is after 5 hours in and out of the pool!

Of course Scooby had to join her.

Mid air and yes she does this in the kiddie pool...because Bella is FEARLESS!

She loves to water the roses we planted in honor of her sister Madeline!

 And then she waters the dogs :)

So as you can see Bella is a beautiful and blissfully happy four year old and Mike and I are absolutely in love with her.

P.S.  Here is a picture from the chin dive the other night...told you I'd get one!  She stopped crying after about 1 minute and now it's already healing and she is back on her bike!