Since June marked the beginning of the summer, and Viana hit the magic minimum age for swim lessons, this month started out with her first official dip in the pool. We found out very quickly that if she was well rested and well fed she was MUCH happier in the pool for the whole 30 minutes. We also discovered that she like swimming with mom more than swimming with dad. Oh well.

This is a photo of her with her "swim coach" Kiara, from the Murray Callan swim school. She defenitely did not mind the water and was great at holding her breath for short dunks under water.

As this second photo shows, she was just as happy to be back on land, and back in mom's arms, after the swimming lessons. We have since enrolled her in lessons at the local YMCA (much cheaper) and will set up a small wading pool at home this summer for her to splash around in.

June of course was my first father's day, as previously reported, and here's one of the highlights from that day. Happy dad, happy baby!

What do you mean bath time's over?!?