Pool safety....please watch your kids!!!

I am writing this post to warn parents out there to ALWAYS watch your children when you are in and around pools/water. While at a backyard pool, I was sitting in a lounge chair at the end of the deep end so that I could keep and eye on my kids while they were playing on the grass area a few feet away from me. A 2 1/2 ft wall is between the pool and the grass and I was sitting right next to the wall, about a foot was between me and the wall and the pool was to my side. After the kids got excited about getting Popsicles, Taelor ran up to my right, and Ethan, thinking he would go to the other side, squeezed his way between the chair and the wall, and water at his side, without me knowing. (Remember this all happened within seconds, Ethan is almost 2 1/2 and does not know how to swim yet!) Next thing I could hear was a little bit of splashing and there Ethan was, already in the water with his little hands splashing the surface, had I not looked down to see him, I would not have heard him, I did not hear a big splash, he just fell right in! I jumped in the pool and got him up, he was OK, THANK GOD! He was a bit shaken up but the main thing was that he was safe.


Yes ,I was watching them and yes I was in arms length of him, but seconds was all it took. I dwelled on this incident for the next few days, but I realized this can happen to any of us. I will take this as a learning lesson and I hope whoever is reading this that they will too. Swim lessons are a must and both kids will be getting them soon!

Stay-cation Vacation Pictures

I have to say even though we did not go out of town for the week, it was still a busy and VERY enjoyable week. Wished it could have lasted longer, but it was great having lots of family time and spending time with great friends! Here are a few things we did:

Railroad Town in Los Angeles...

Lunch and shopping in Santa Monica....

San Diego Wild Animal Park.....

Swimming like the old days at the Loza's house..

Funny that I grew up at this pool and jumping on this same trampoline with my best friend Tally, so great to see my kids doing the same with their friends!

Swimming at the Doyle's pool with great friends...

Of course we spent time at the beach...

We ended with my sweet nieces 21st birthday party
Happy Birthday Alycia.....