Labor Day Weekend. The final summer "fun" day. Sunday after church Landis was begging Bobby and I to play baseball with him. He grumbled when we told him it was too 
hot then but after naps and when the sun sinks a little lower in the sky (say, 6-ish?) we'll go outside. He began to barter with me and asked, "Five?" I shook my head. "Five-thirty?" At 6:00 straight up he was reminding us about our promise. So, out we went. Bobby pitched to him and I was the slow outfielder. We all took a turn batting and then Landis wanted to jump in the pool. The pool really did sound refreshing and so I got in to wade with my dress on. Hope ran inside to change into her suit and I put Faith in the water after stripping her down to her diaper. No one saw Bobby taking his shirt off but we heard him as he ran toward the pool and jumped in. Grace, who had been swinging, could hardly stand it, watching us all enjoying the water, after all, it is HER pool. So I suggested to Bobby that he go get her out of her swing and toss her into the water with her clothes on and without her head float (which keeps her head above water). You should have seen that child's face when Bobby threw her in. I know she had to be thinking, "What's wrong with you?!" Once she landed in the water I pulled her out and sat down in the water with my dress on so I could just hold her in the water and she could enjoy herself. Now that was a spontaneous swim! I think it will be a nice family memory we can talk about for years to come.
hot then but after naps and when the sun sinks a little lower in the sky (say, 6-ish?) we'll go outside. He began to barter with me and asked, "Five?" I shook my head. "Five-thirty?" At 6:00 straight up he was reminding us about our promise. So, out we went. Bobby pitched to him and I was the slow outfielder. We all took a turn batting and then Landis wanted to jump in the pool. The pool really did sound refreshing and so I got in to wade with my dress on. Hope ran inside to change into her suit and I put Faith in the water after stripping her down to her diaper. No one saw Bobby taking his shirt off but we heard him as he ran toward the pool and jumped in. Grace, who had been swinging, could hardly stand it, watching us all enjoying the water, after all, it is HER pool. So I suggested to Bobby that he go get her out of her swing and toss her into the water with her clothes on and without her head float (which keeps her head above water). You should have seen that child's face when Bobby threw her in. I know she had to be thinking, "What's wrong with you?!" Once she landed in the water I pulled her out and sat down in the water with my dress on so I could just hold her in the water and she could enjoy herself. Now that was a spontaneous swim! I think it will be a nice family memory we can talk about for years to come. 