Swimming With The Sharks

Maddux and Eli are LOVING the pool season already. And the pool only opened a few days ago! We took them for the season opener on Saturday afternoon. Eli talked big about jumping off of the diving board. Maddux never did this last season, but she does like to be 'big' like her brother. So when they'd talk about it (pretty much every week since Christmas), she would go back and forth between saying "I gonna jump off" and "I not jump off the diving board". When we showed up that day, I had no idea what to expect. Luckily I had my camera ready right away because as soon as we walked in and got her turtle back on, she and Eli hurried over to the diving board, got in line, and jumped off. Lehr jumped in first, so he could coax her to jump to him (as we expected she might want), but she didn't need that. (In fact, Lehr had to try to get OUT of her way since she jumped in so fast.) Jumped straight off of the end. She didn't do it again that night, so I'm glad I was ready, but she thoroughly enjoyed the jump.

Fast forward to this afternoon; I took the kids to the pool right after Maddie's nap. She was a moth to the board's flame. Couldn't keep her off. She all but cried when the lifeguard announced "Adult Swim" because it meant 15 full minutes of her NOT able to jump off of the board. Today the deep end and the diving board area was full of 9-11 year old boys who couldn't care less about a 2 year old. Except for the fact that she may be slowing up their line. So what does she do half of the time when it's her turn? Walk onto the board, turn around to the line of boys, point to her leg (or arm or hair or whatever) and say "HeyyaknowwhatIgotaboobooonmyfoot." Mad Dog, at her finest. Love that girl!