Our swimsuit treck

ugh... Way too many hours spent looking and looking and looking and trying on and trying on and trying on....

We spent all day Saturday searching for swimsuits.

For the younger Sonja(4) and DJ(6) we got dance leotards with short sleeves and a net skirt. very cute and protective from much sun exposure because there is no open back or shoulders which, from our experiences proves to be impossible to achieve with real swimsuits. As matter of fact I am convinced that many of those toddler swimsuits had to have been designed by all but the most vile pedophiles. Why do so many people think it is ok to dress toddlers in a "sexy" manner? ugh!

For Sharla(9) we actually found a real one piece swimsuit that comes down into shorts at the bottom and has tank type sleeves. Not really sleeves but not just straps either. It has a little hole in the back that will probably be covered by her hair most of the time.

Alizabeth(12) got a swimsuit for her b-day last week so we did have to buy her one. Hers is a one piece. We bought a lycra sports bra to wear under it because the back is very open and we bought some swim shorts to wear over it because it has high cut legs.

For Heather(13) we had to settle. We found a summer top that comes down far enough to cover her shorts with room to spare but it has a racer back on it so the shoulders are exposed. Not crazy about that more for the sun exposure than for the modesty thing because it doesn't look too bad. The shorts are tight biker-type shorts that have about a 3 inch leg.

Don't even get me started on how seemingly impossible it find Gennifer(15) something to swim in. We finally settled for something Sunday evening after 2 days of looking. The swim suit we settled on is a one piece that looks good on the bottom with s skirt to cover things and gathers so that it is not too tight but the top is way too flattering for her. I will have to do something to alter it.


Pics to follow.