Birthday party #372 for August...I kid you not!

Today was our final birthday party of the month. It's been pretty fun seeing Harry's friends and their families, and some of our own friends, too, and just hanging out. We haven't traveled much, or been to our own pool, but it's been fun! Today was Hunter's party. It was at a public pool in Alexandria. I didn't know there was one! It was pretty nice, much less crowded than ours, and the people there were very polite. Our pool is filled with rude suburbanites!
Plus, we saw a bunch of Harry's school friends. That, combined with his playgroup friends, proved an exhausting day for Harry. I've experienced it myself in my younger days: full-bodied exhaustion that can only come from really swimming in the hot sun! And Harry was really swimming! That's not to say he's got his strokes down, but he can jump in and swim to the steps or ladder. He's finally self-sufficient (under supervision) in the pool. He's even better when he forgets himself and tries to keep up with friends. I hope I don't jinx anything by saying this out loud, but for all of Harry's anxieties, water and swimming is not one of them. He's always been that kid that jumps right into the deep end, pretty much since he could walk - which is pretty much the opposite of how he manages the rest of his life. He is very cautious and analytical about everything. He rarely jumps right in. Swimming just makes him happy!