Presley's First Swim Lesson

Cousin Reid loves Presley. Every time we see him he runs up to her and asks, "do you want to pway wit me." Of course, Presley doesn't answer :-) which leads Reid to ask again and again until Sara or I say, "yes Reid, Presley wants to play with you." He usually starts off by giving her ALL of his toys and then by the end of the day they are right back in his loving care. He doesn't quite understand why she doesn't answer him when he asks her a question or why she doesn't follow his directions very well. I can't wait until she is able to communicate with him and they are actually able to "play" together...although, I have to remind myself that it will probably be a few more years before she is able to talk like her cousin Reid. He has the vocabulary of a 5 year old! lol. Anyhow...on the 4th of July, Presley finally "obeyed" Reid when he came up to her and asked if she wanted to go outside and swim with him. Presley was quite excited to have a pool buddy, but she definitely wasn't expecting her first swim lesson. And this is how the conversation went...

Presley: testing the waters.

Reid: "you can do it, you can do it, you can do it...clap, clap, clap, and repeat...

Presley was not following his directions very well.

Reid: "here, let me help you"

Reid: "this is how you swim Presley...you lay down like this..."
Presley is watching Reid carefully, but still not following his directions.

Reid: "watch me Presley...you go like this"

Reid: "you need to get wet...splash, splash, splash"

Reid was DETERMINED to get Presley in the water...by whatever means necessary.

This is the picture that came shortly after the one above...notice that she is all wet and OUT of the pool ;-) Yah, little Reid tricked you too, huh? Looks can be deceiving ;-) Nothin like a good grip from a hug that can give you the power to throw your client into the water. No pain, No gain, my friends...

And there ya have it folks ;-) Presley's first swim lesson...compliments of Reid Cummins.