I’ve written a number of blog posts about my family’s time at the beach. This weekend, I took Zach out for his first solo Bay Swim. The playground is amazing. There is a kiddie pool that is under 2 feet deep, staffed with a life guard and complete with bath toys swirling around in the water. Zach and I headed for the Bay – and again, the playground does this in style. There are wide steps with handrails leading down into the water. There are 2 life guards, life vests in a variety of sizes, and assorted swimming “noodle” floats. The life guarded area is blocked off and culminates in a float about 10 yards away with 2 ladders for easy access.
We found a life vest for Zach, armed him with a swimming noodle, and he was off! The dual floatation support gave Zach the confidence to go back and forth from the stairs to the float a number of times. He loved bouncing in the small waves that came our way in the wake of the speedboats. We lay on the float and bounced on the water as the boats would go by. Zach learned to close his mouth when the waves came (the hard way, after getting a face-full of splash!) and didn’t let the surprise scare him.
We’re going back next week and will definitely head to the bay again for some one on one time.
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