When we were in Florida Ava got to go swimming. She has always been a little fish in the bathtub, but we weren’t sure how she would handle the big huge pool with waterfalls and fountains. However, she jumped right in and had a ball. We tried a swimsuit with floaties in it, but this big yellow float worked the best and she loved it! I think one of the best things about having children is watching them experience things for the first time. It is so much fun to see them get such joy out of new things. Their little faces light up in PURE joy, as their little neurons try to figure out what the heck is going on! Watching Ava try new things (like swimming) makes me remember all the fun times I had as a kid. I can remember swimming with my sisters wherever we could find enough water…in pools, the creek, wherever! We always built elaborate imaginary games around some story and ended the day tired and content. Ahhh, to be a kid again…I am sure my Dad is laughing if he is reading this because all I ever did as a child was tell him, “I can’t wait to be a grown-up”.