A/N: for this chapter I'm cheating a little and using 3 of the remaining words in one chapter. The reason is I can't think of a way to use this idea in 3 separate chapters without messing up the flow of the story. The words are diving, swim, and swim fins. The completed story will have 66 chapters instead of 68…
With only three weeks left of summer vacation the Booth children were getting the most out of every moment. They went to the park every day with Sunny and other places.
"Parker, can we go swimming today?"
Parker didn't look up at Brennan before answering, "No, maybe we can go this weekend with dad and Bones. I can't take both of you to the pool by myself."
"But I wanna swim today…"
"Hank, we'll all go this weekend. Finish your eggs."
"But I wanna swim!"
"Tiger, finish your breakfast while I talk to mommy."
"Okay!" Hank put a forkful of scrambled eggs in his mouth.
Booth smiled and pulled Brennan aside. "I'm going to take the day off and take them swimming…"
"Booth…"
"I don't have anything to do today. Hank never really asks to do anything or go anywhere…. I want to spend time with the three of them."
Brennan smiled and kissed Booth's cheek. "Enjoy our day. I'll get their towels…."
"Okay." Booth went back to the kitchen, "Hank, we're going swimming while mommy goes to work."
"Okay! Parker, we're going swimming!"
"I heard! I'm excited."
"Me too. Mommy, I'm done with my eggs!"
"Okay. Go wash your hands and put your swim trunks on."
"K." Hank slid off his chair and started down the hall.
Parker looked at Booth and chuckled softly.
"What?"
"Remember when Bones gave us the key to her pool?"
"Yeah…"
"I bugged mom so much to let me go swimming with you and Bones."
"I'm surprised she let you go as much as she did…."
"Yeah, I was too, but I loved it…"
"I did too and so did Bones. I still have your swim fins in the garage. I should get them out for Hank."
"He'd love them, they'd go perfect with his goggles."
"They would. We have to send Bones a picture."
"Yeah."
"You don't have to come with us…"
"I'll come, I can hang out with Christine while you help Hank."
"Okay. When we're done we'll go have lunch with Bones."
"Cool. I was going to do that anyway, I like having lunch with her."
"You always did, you'd only eat broccoli when she made it or made you order it at the diner."
"Bones' broccoli is amazing…"
B&B
An hour later the kids were standing on the edge of the pool with Hank in goggles and swim fins waiting for Booth to take their picture and send it to Brennan. With that done Booth helped Hank in the pool and begin to float around the kiddie pool. Parker was helping Christine learn to use the diving board in the shallow end. After about an hour in the kiddie pool Hank and Booth joined Parker and Christine in the shallow end.
"Do you want to try the diving board, Hank?"
"No!"
"Okay."
"Chrissy, will you race me?"
"Sure. Ready?" Hank nodded.
Booth started to count"…1…2…GO!" the kids took off and a little more than half way to the other end of the pool Christine stopped swimming, letting Hank win. The three year old touched the end of the pool and smiled when he realized Christine was trailing behind him. "Daddy, I won!"
"I see, buddy. Good job!" Hank grinned.
Everybody swam for a while longer before they got out and got ready to go have lunch with Brennan.
