A chilly Sunday (January 10) was the day of the Polar Plunge! We were meeting friends at a pool over in East Dallas for a charity event. (Totally can't remember what charity we were supporting, but we gave our $$$.) It wasn't crazy cold that day, but it definitely wasn't warm.
The sponsor was Hypnotic Donuts owned by a friend of the Moody's, and there were delicious donuts everywhere!! There was also snow to play in!! Lots of snowballs were flying by courtesy of Lincoln, Nick, and William.
Beau and Ellie had a great time running in the snow too. We got interviewed and photographed by the Dallas Morning News (but didn't make the next day's edition).
OK, finally time for the actual plunge! There were lots of people (adults) line up at one end of the pool, and the challenge was to swim all the way across in the freezing January water. Lincoln and Beau didn't have any business in that crowd of grown-ups, so they waited on the countdown and jumped in at the steps at the end of the pool. And they jumped out really quickly!!!! It was cold!!!!
They really didn't get too wet, but they huddled in their towels. They were the only kids that participated, and we decided they did great!
We watched as the adults participants swam (probably 50-60 in all) and cheered them on. Then we got donuts!!
It was a fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon, and we still laugh about jumping in a freezing pool in the winter!
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