Swimming fun

Yesterday we went swimming as a family. It's been awhile since we have been able to go swimming as a family. Ok, so Glen and Benjamin are just about as opposite as two boys can be. Benjamin is afraid of everything, hates splashing, but loves swimming. In the water he is a little fish. Glen is afraid of nothing, loves to be splashed, but he hates the pool, at least until recently. Yesterday I bought a baby swim ring for Benjamin, one that will hold him up with straps on the inside. We have this other swim ring, but there are no straps. Benjamin will use that one and swim like a fish, but Glen wouldn't get in the water until yesterday. Glen asked for a turn in the new swim ring. I put him in, and pushed him out. At first he was pretty freaked out, but then he realized that he wasn't sinking and he got so excited that he was swimming. Before long he was paddling back and forth and even jumping in. He had so much fun swimming, ya know, in the water. Instead of just sitting on the side or steps like he usually did, he played and he loved it. Benjamin is still in his regular ring.

Isn't it funny how different kids can be?