water baby

it was a blistering 94 degrees in nashville today. way too hot for caleb to play outside for very long. i had a flash of mommy brilliance and decided to take a small tub, fill it with water, and give caleb some kitchen utensils to splash around with outside. after changing caleb into his trunks (complete with sunscreen), we headed outside to find some shade. tom made fun of me for insisting that caleb wear a swim diaper and trunks, but i'm glad that i did. while my reasoning was that we bought 'em and need to use 'em (after all, they won't fit next year), caleb had another idea. after a few minutes of splashing, he decided that the tub i use to hold ice and drinks for parties was just the right size for him to climb in and sit. and by golly, he was right! we spent the better part of a half-hour just sitting under the shade tree watching traffic go by and splashing in our resourceful pool...resourceful sounds so much nicer than cheap, or redneck, lol! what a great way to spend a way too hot morning.