Reality Check

Today, like many days during the summer, we were out at the pool.   Now if you know me, you know I love the pool and spend most summer days there.  I always have, even as a child, it was one of my favorite places to be.  Now I enjoy it for many other reasons such as, I get to see my girlfriends and chit-chat, my boys get to swim and play with their friends, and when it is time to come home my boys are EXHAUSTED!  When little boys are exhausted they normally take naps, lay on the couch and watch tv quietly, or go to bed early.  All of these things make me a little happy, since it gives me an extra hour or so to clean up and do some laundry.  

 At the pool today, I had a bit of a reality check.  Colin, my super cautious yet has no fear child, has decided that wearing swimmies in the three feet part of the pool is NOT for him and as long as I am in the water, I don't care.   However, today he got to the opposite end of the pool before me.   Both ends have steps and are 3 feet so no big deal I can get there.  Well, as I am moving to get to the end.  His footing slips and he can't touch.  All I can see his little head bobbing in the water.  He is doggie padding and keep his head up but just bobbing.  My heart skips about five beats and then the whole pool was able to see my Olympic style swimming as I shot across to save my boy.   He was perfectly fine and scared - so was his momma!  

From now on he will be wearing his full pool attire in the pool...swimmies, noodle, sunglasses....

Because I just love that boy so much!!  And most days he thinks he is as big as Cade,

BUT truth be told, I am not ready for him to be!   I can't even believe how quickly his 3rd birthday is creeping up on us.