Diving Head-First into Summer

Madeline and Eli went swimming for the first time today. We belong to the YMCA across the street and the bubble came down off the pool a couple of weeks ago, so today's 80 degree temperature lent itself perfectly to M&E's first swim lesson. In true Redmon fashion, we wasted no more than 2 minutes before giving them both a good dunk. Eli LOVED the water and was not at all upset over being dunked - actually he seemed to beg for more. Madeline loved swimming in the water, just with her head up - she was very upset that we had the nerve to dunk her underwater and was even more appalled when we did it again after she had so clearly voiced her displeasure with it the first time. Madeline decided today that for now, her kind of swimming involves looking cute in her bathing suit while wrapped up in a towel on the side of the pool. I'm sure that her attitude will change with a little practice. Thankfully, Mama Kaye was with us to document the inaugural swim...