{"id":7360,"date":"2016-07-26T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T11:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/?p=7360"},"modified":"2023-06-29T21:28:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T01:28:03","slug":"swimming-with-little-fishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/7360","title":{"rendered":"Swimming with Little Fishes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John finished a simulator job down in Alabama and on our way to Pennsylvania we stopped in North Carolina to see Ryan, grandbaby #5<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160725_172644963_HDR.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_20160725_172644963_HDR\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160725_172644963_HDR_thumb.jpg?resize=580%2C434&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_20160725_172644963_HDR\" width=\"580\" height=\"434\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and Liam, grandbaby #3. The weather was perfect for swimming, and luckily the complex where Julia and the boys live have a pool within walking distance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160724_124733255.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_20160724_124733255\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160724_124733255_thumb.jpg?resize=580%2C398&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_20160724_124733255\" width=\"580\" height=\"398\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 2 boys certainly do love to swim.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160724_122309998.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_20160724_122309998\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160724_122309998_thumb.jpg?resize=577%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_20160724_122309998\" width=\"577\" height=\"422\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arm floats and life vests allow the kids to have some independent swimming and splashing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160724_122531787.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_20160724_122531787\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160724_122531787_thumb.jpg?resize=580%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_20160724_122531787\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Liam wasn\u2019t sure about jumping off of the side of the pool so he sat down and slid in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160724_122624674.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_20160724_122624674\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160724_122624674_thumb.jpg?resize=580%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_20160724_122624674\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ryan is a bit more daring and had no trouble taking the leap.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160724_122335548.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_20160724_122335548\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160724_122335548_thumb.jpg?resize=580%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_20160724_122335548\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though he wanted to hold my hands just in case.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160724_122300330.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_20160724_122300330\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160724_122300330_thumb.jpg?resize=580%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_20160724_122300330\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Liam was not pleased when it was time to go home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160724_124812531.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_20160724_124812531\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160724_124812531_thumb.jpg?resize=580%2C383&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_20160724_124812531\" width=\"580\" height=\"383\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our visit was short but we will be able to stay longer on our way back west.<\/p>\n<p>Next stop\u2026.Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John finished a simulator job down in Alabama and on our way to Pennsylvania we stopped in North Carolina to see Ryan, grandbaby #5 and Liam, grandbaby #3. The weather was perfect for swimming, and luckily the complex where Julia and the boys live have a pool within walking distance. The 2 boys certainly do [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-container-style":"default","site-container-layout":"default","site-sidebar-layout":"default","disable-article-header":"default","disable-site-header":"default","disable-site-footer":"default","disable-content-area-spacing":"default","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[154,362,144,151,363],"class_list":["post-7360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-julia","tag-knightdale","tag-liam","tag-north-carolina","tag-ryan"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_20160724_124733255_thumb.jpg?fit=580%2C398&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3hvz5-1UI","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4953,"url":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/4953","url_meta":{"origin":7360,"position":0},"title":"Weekend Fun","author":"Wendy","date":"February 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The weather has been hit an miss but this weekend has been beautiful. 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