little fish

what jack lacks in verbal skills he more than makes up for in motor skills. we had a great time at the annual pool party and grandma and grandpa murphy's on august 9, where jack showed off his newly acquired (not sure from where) swimming skills. he wears a swim vest in the water, which keeps him from sinking, but does require some work on his part to stay upright (otherwise he'll flop forward or backwards). up until this most recent trip to grandma and grandpa's pool, we always had to hold him upright when he couldn't touch the bottom...not anymore! he walked right off his little ledge and into deeper water and started swimming (basically using a treading motion to get where he wanted to go). he also showed us how he can blow bubbles in the water...jack murphy, the next michael phelps?! who knows?! thanks for a great time grandma and grandpa!

here i go...

look at me swim!

still swimming

me and pop-pop

mmm...chicken is great after all that swimming