Baden Baden

Auggie can finally swim!  Or, more specifically, Auggie is finally willing to swim.  He is still far from water safe.  But at age 6 years, 3 months, he finally overcame his terror and pushed off the stairs and swam out to me.  Face in the water, big arms….. the whole deal.  What did it take?  3 years of alternately coaching, cheering, shaming and forcing him to try it.  Why did he finally decide to do it?  Because he was inspired by being in a 8000 square foot water complex in the heart of the spa country of the Black Forest.  Just goes to show that sometimes you have to wait until your kid is good and ready.  And unfortunately for us, in order to get Auggie good and ready you have to take him to Europe and style him out at the nicest pool complex I have ever (and probably will ever) visit.  Check it out here

This place was sweet!  Auf wieder sehn, Deutschland.