The past few times that we have been in the pool, we have tried to encourage Kayla to take off her floaties. She always responded with a strong, NO! However, when we were swimming over at Matt and Brooke's house on Father's Day, Matt got Kayla to try swimming with just one floatie. She did and then felt pretty proud. So, the other day when we went swimming over at my parent's house, she felt confident enough to give it a try and she did great! She still needs a little help and does not want us far out of her sight, but at least she is giving it a try. She even jumped into the pool with no floaties. Maybe she will be floatie free here by the end of the summer...