Fun at the Pool

Nicholas and I went to the pool today for the first time this year.  Nicholas had a great time!  First we played in the baby pool.  It was very cold so he never really got real far into the pool but he had a blast playing with his toys in the shallow part and then soon 2 other little girls joined him and in no time the 3 were having so much fun splashing and squealing with delight over and over.  It was so cute to watch.  Then we put his new floaties on and hit the big pool.  It was much warmer than the baby pool (thank goodness) so he wasn't as hesitant about the temperature but he was very nervous at first being in so much water and he held on to me for dear life.  He started to have fun and warm up to this whole pool thing as long as he was holding on tightly to me.  Then I found the key to his delight.  I set him up on the side of the pool for him to jump into my arms and he just loved this!  He would scream "Ready, Set, GO!" and jump into my arms (mostly from a seated position).  Before he was even hitting the water, he was saying he wanted to go again.  It's so wonderful watching how happy he was and seeing those smiles and giggles!  How did I get to be so blessed to be this sweet boy's mommy?  He didn't even get upset when it was time to come home and take a nap!  

New to the world of Nicholas:  These days, Nicholas is suddenly into climbing!  Oh joy.  Actually he mainly chooses to climb all over Mommy and Daddy and we usually spend the evening after dinner with him climbing all over us, all while he says "I kimbing (climbing)".  He climbs all over the furniture and now has to climb into the car and car seat and booster seat at the table all on his own and does not want any help from Mommy or Daddy.  Thankfully, his new sport hasn't been too dangerous yet (except for the multiple times that he falls while trying to climb up us) so hopefully he doesn't try to turn this to trees or bookshelves or something crazy.