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[quote=Anonymous]It’s the ages! But you’ll be there soon.

Have your 8 year old and 4 year old bring his/her own stuff in a backpack. Towel, goggles, water bottle, small snack, a pool toy or two (diving stick for the older?). The 8 year old is old enough to pack this him/herself and the 4 year old and can do it with your guidance, too. Teaches them responsibility and you don’t have to lug their stuff! The goggles and pool toy can stay in the backpack, older kids have to get wet towels and wet bathing suits to laundry room or wherever you want them to put it and put water bottle in the kitchen. Have them do it every single time and they’ll have it down by mid summer. Then just get what you need for you and baby.

Start sunblocking half an hour before you go. Time it to arrive right after adult swim ends (usually on the hour). Stay the 45 minutes of that block. Kids come out and eat their snack, then they get the next 45 minutes to swim, them you head out. Done. Wear the baby in a sling so you can watch the 4/8 year olds in the big pool for the second half, first half baby and 4 year old are in baby pool. How strong a swimmer is your older one? There are life guards, you can just check on him periodically, you shouldn’t need an eye on him at that age unless he’s not a proficient swimmer.[/quote]

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