SUMMERTIME, SUMMERTIME

Emma finished her very first school year 11 days ago!

So far we have been swimming 3 or 4 times a day. Sometimes for 2 straight hours...You think this is the life! Let's just say we both sleep well at night...

The poor child. First thing in the morning, she makes her arms swim and says MIMING, MIMING. I say It's too early to swim. She says PLEASE with the sign to make me feel even worst for saying no. She even goes sit on the toilet to pee because we always do that before we put her bathing suit on. She is very determined... I usually break down by 9:30.

In 11 days this child of mine has managed to dive forward and backward, she dunks her head under water and swims as if she was being chased by a shark, she makes bubbles, comes up for air and makes more bubbles (2-3-4 times in a row), she floats on her back pretending to sleep. My neighbour brought her goggles and told me Emma has her eyes open and smiles while under water. My God! I looked at her with the goggles and she has that Jack Nicholson look: she is actually grinning (you can see her teeth) and her eyes are wide open!!!

Emma is only 5 and I would love to see her swim or dive in special olympics. But we live in the country at least 1 hour from either Ottawa or Montreal. For now, she is the star of our little swimming hole!!!