Eric's parents came to visit this weekend, and they have wisely chosen to stay in a hotel with an indoor pool whenever they come to town. This works out great for Ms. Maddie Bear. Not only does she get spoiled by her grandparents whenever they visit, but she also gets to go swimming! I'm worried she'll be quite let down when we visit their actual house in a month and she discovers there's no pool.
Madeline has always been a water baby. She's loved the bath since her first splash.. She asks to go to the beach all the time. I remember having to physically restrain her from running into Walden Pond during a visit last fall. She basically has no fear of the water.
This was evident during today's swim since she spent the whole time trying to wiggle away from Eric and Nana. There was a large group of kids splashing, jumping, screaming and dunking at the pool. Madeline figured if they could do cannon balls, so could she.
She kept yelling, "No. Don't hold me!" at Eric as he tried to keep her from floating away. She also kicked some water his way.
It looks like Madeline has some swimming lessons in her future this summer. We should probably also invest in some flotation devices. Hopefully the cold weather will keep her from swimming away with the mermaids till then.
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