Arguably Scout’s favorite stop on our Utah trip was the crater that the kids and men swam in. It is smack dab in the middle of Midway, and is created by warm (95 degrees) water that comes from inside the surface of the earth. If you drove by it, it just looks like a hill of dirt. Luckily for us, we knew the wonder that laid inside that hill.
Here are the four kids before gearing up for the swim.
These three were ready while Scout was getting fitted for the mandatory life vests.
At first, there is a little wooden area where you can walk in and stand on the slats.
This was good for the kids to get used to swimming around where they wouldn’t bother everyone else.
(The crater is a popular place for scuba divers, and there were quite a few under the surface out in the middle.)
Here is Navy, a little annoyed at me for documenting her, “back floating”.
Once out of the wooden area, everyone just roamed around in the warm water.
Micah ran a race the day before, and was thrilled to be able to rest his muscles in the water.
There were some floating toys, and the kids just cruised around and loved it.
Grey made J his own personal dolphin.
Navy made Micah her own personal chauffeur.
Navy and Scout held hands some of the time.
This was when they opened the water valve, and the kids were in the current that pushed them to the sides of the crater.
But the fun continued. Britni and I finally left to go home and make dinner while they all stayed and had fun.
But as we left and saw the sign posted about “No Lifeguard On Duty” we both offered a silent prayer that our kids wouldn’t end up unattended in the center of the earth.
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