A Rare - Yet Fleeting - Treat

The girls are both asleep right now, and it's two o'clock in the afternoon. I don't remember the last time they both napped. Scratch that. In the time it took to start this post, Sweet Cheeks came strolling down the stairs with an oh-so precocious smile on her face. She knows how much I value quiet time.

But that's alright. The 20 minutes of alone time this afternoon were priceless. Both girls have been so tired lately from spending pretty much every morning at the pool.

Sweet Cheeks is doing swim team this summer, hence the morning swimming. I just might have a child prodigy on my hands, being that she's just 4 and already competing. That's right. Give us a decade and we'll be at the Olympics.

Okay, not really. A few of the communities in the area have swim programs for children 6 and under as part of their swim teams. It's essentially swimming lessons with the older swim team members helping the instructors mentor the younger kids.

The cutest thing about it is that there are "mini meets". Very few of the kids can swim the length of the pool, so the mentors help them across. It doesn't matter how they get there, as long as they make it across. It great fun for everyone involved.

Today was the first mini-meet. Her smile says it all. The kids did great and had a fabulous time. With the exception of the heat - well, more so the humidity - the parents had a great time too.

And...all those parent crazies with Olympian aspirations for their children kept it on the D.L. At least I think I did. Oh wait. I just gave myself away.