A happy Mio in the pool.

It was warm today, so we took Mio to the community pool — it was her first time at a real pool (as opposed to a baby pool), so it was very exciting for her! She seemed to be stunned at first by all the other kids at the pool and how much water there was, but she quickly ran towards the pool and tried to hop in.

As parents bringing our kid to the pool for the first time, we quickly discovered that…
1. inflatable flotation devices are not allowed at the pool, and…
2. …neither are cameras.

We had no idea! We brought a floatie for Mio and an underwater casing for my point-and-shoot camera along, all for naught. πŸ™ I guess flotation devices can be obstructive to other swimmers, and then cameras are probably forbidden because parents are concerned about strangers snapping photos of their kids. I still managed to discretely sneak a few snaps from the camera on my phone… it was our daughter’s first time at the pool, so I wanted to have some photos to remember it by! πŸ™‚

Mio and Daddy at the community pool.
Mio dipping her feet in.

 

Mio and Mama at the pool
Mio and I at the pool. She just turned 14 months old!

 

Easing her in...
Easing her into the water... Mio going down the steps.

 

Mio wants to go in!
She got frustrated because she was so anxious to get into the water, and I was holding her back to pose for a picture... lol.

 

Daddy guiding Mio through the water.
Daddy guiding Mio through the water.

 

splish splash
"Swimming" back and forth through the water. She was actually kicking her feet!

 

We later went to the slightly deeper end (but still around 4 feet), while holding her, and let her “swim” on her stomach as we guided her through the water. She was giggling a lot and having so much fun! Every time we’d glide her across, she’d make a sound like “buuuu-n” (like the Japanese sound for an airplane flying) — it was pretty stinkin’ adorable.

Drying off in the sun.
Taking a poolside break and drying off int he sun.

 

Towel burrito Mio
She looks like a matryoshka doll in her towel burrito. Her expression cracks me up!

 

She soon wanted to hop back into the water, so we went back in for a while. We were all sad when they eventually closed the pool for the day.

Mio and Daddy
Mio couldn't get enough of the pool!

 

Afterwards, Dan and I were starving so we drove over to Oakland to get some delicious tacos from our favorite taco truck! They were just what we were craving, and definitely hit the spot.

post-pool taco truck dinner!
My usual order... two spicy pork and two chicken tacos. Yup, all of those four tacos are for me!

 

Mio was asleep, so we could eat in peace.
Mio conked out, so we could eat in peace.

 

Get in my belly!
We were way too hungry to wait until we got home, so we just ate in the parked car.

It was a delicious way to end a fun day! We’ll have to take Mio on more outings to the pool and to the beach this summer, as she just loves the water! She’s definitely a California girl….