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	We had a kiddie pool, a splash pool, for cooling off  the heat. It suited us fine and we thought we would get a whole summer use out of it.
	But then we went to this big lovely pool in June and discovered 1 thing, both kids were scared of the water. Splash pools are fine but forget swimming, forget getting face wet, forget anything deeper than their ankles.
	Daddy & I  talked about it. “How did this happen?”  We realized we both grew up with pools, fear of water wasn’t something we ever thought about. We decided to purchase a 3 foot pool and try to work with them on getting comfortable. After about 6 weeks of practice Annabelle is swimming underwater from one side to the other, floating unassisted and wants to be referred to as “the mermaid”.  Nate is still hesitant but does swim holding on to a kick board, puts his face in the water and is looks forward to daily swims.