Aspen Part 2 - swimming

OK, on to more of Aspen. Lily says I can write this one so long as I don't mess it up or dawdle for weeks. :-)

One of the best parts of the resort we stayed at was the swimming pool area. We ended up going there several times. There was a lap pool for Gung Gung to swim in, an adult pool where Po Po could swim umolested by crazy kids (both seen in the background of this picture here). There was also a nice shallow kiddie pool, at least in theory, but apparently the heater was broken and it was cooooollllllddd! But that's cool, we hung out in the big kid pool.

Here's Dada and Lily checking out the shallow end. There were these really nice, long steps, so there were places where Lily could stand if she wanted to. And yes, if you're wondering, Dada is fishbelly white. One of the things that has gone away with Lily coming into our lives is any appreciable amount of suntanning.

At the other end, they had this cool lagoon with stepping stones and a waterfall.Lily liked this section a lot because she could walk around and stick her hands into the waterfall. We liked it because it was relatively contained and fairly safe. Although we soon discovered that not only can Lily easily climb out of this lagoon, she cheerfully walks straight off the edge of the pool assuming someone will catch her. Brave girl!

Here's a video of here splashing around a bit in the lagoon, and then transitioning into the big pool. Dada catch!

After a swim, we retire to the hot tub to warm up again. Once warm, process repeats from start. :-)

One thing that was especially fun about the pool is that the little girls LOVED Lily. Actually, this was a common theme throughout the trip. Little girls want to pick up Lily. For example, the one sitting here in this picture of Lily flashing Mama. Picked her right up! But it gets better: as Lily started wandering around the pool area, as you can see, she developed quite the little entourage. It was really cute! Like a mama duck and her ducklings (except in this case, the mama duck is the baby!)

"Hey, are you guys following me?"

OK, one more entry to go! Stay tuned!