Splashin' Good Time

Tomorrow is my oldest nephew, Tristin's, birthday. [Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!!] I can't believe I have an 11-year-old nephew!?! In celebration of his birthday, we had cake & ice cream at my sister's house and all the kids played in the pool. I was massively loud and crazy with seven kids + the adults jumping in & out and playing outside. All in all though, it was an amazingly fun time with my family.

One great thing that emerged from all the water fun was Sebastian's love of the water. I was so proud of him. He so badly wanted to dive in the water and swim from one side to the other and be thrown around like the other kids, but he was still too scared...at first. My nieces, Jayden & Kinlee practically stayed under the water, swimming from side to side all day. After things cooled down and the party was starting to subside, Sebastian started getting a little braver. He began holding his nose & his breath and sticking his face under the water. Once he got the hang of it, he would let me and his aunts throw him back and forth across the pool or he would "dive" as he kept saying across the water from one person to the next. He was exciting to see him so excited about the pool. He is just going to be so much fun this Summer!!