This was taken at the city pool. The huge bucket fills with water and tips r over every 10 minutes or so. She had a blast just laying there in anticipation of that water spilling onto her. For the first 3 or 4 bucket fulls after we got there, she squealed with delight. You can hear her in this video. We went swimming here a couple of times, went to another pool with all of the other Ukrainian kids another, and went to the Kearns city pool right before she left. The morning she left, she came to me and said, with a frown on her face, 'In Ukraine, no swim'. Come to find out, she had never been swimming before she came to America. That explains why she swallowed half of the pool everytime we went swimming. In Kearns, I had some quarters in my pockets and the kids had fun diving for them as I threw them in the water. Every time Yuliya would go down, she would come back up sputtering and coughing, nearly needing CPR. But she NEVER gave up...she wanted to play and play. She has the personality of our son, Brandon -- head-strong and determined. That should be an intersting mix. She also has a soft, loving side like Caleb.
Add to shopping list: family pass to the city pool. :-)
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