More Friends with Pools!

I've decided that everyone needs two friends in their lives: one with a truck, and one with a pool. We have a truck. And we are very, VERY fortunate to know lots of people in this area with lovely pools that we can swim in. And when it's 86 degrees and humid outside, nothing feels better than getting into the cool water!!

Today, we went over to Maya's friend Zoe's house. The two girls were in preschool together this year, and Zoe was on my t-ball team, too. And bonus: Zoe is half Greek, just like our kids! So there is definitely some common ground there. Anyway, they have a gorgeous new in-ground pool that they just had put in last fall. It was SO nice! And the best part? Niko finally worked up the nerve to jump off the diving board!!! He sort of set that as a goal for himself after swimming at Connor's house, and has been working up to it ever since. But he did it! And Zoe, who's been afraid of even jumping from the side of the pool, was suddenly following him off the diving board! haha! Anyway, it was a lot of fun. And Maya was especially happy to snuggle with Zoe's 9-year-old black lab, Colby. All in all, it was a ton of fun, and I officially have my first sunburn of the season (oops!).

And, of course, a video of Niko the Brave! Once he jumped the first time, he couldn't get enough! The kid must've jumped a hundred times-- a whole new world has been revealed to him. Love it! We have a tropical storm moving in tomorrow that should change things up a bit-- probably no swimming for a few days, and it may really mess up our Fourth of July plans. But we shall see!