One Day of Spring

hi sidra,

well it has been spring break but we haven't noticed too many signs of spring yet. The weather here certainly hasn't suggested that spring has arrived yet. But two days ago we got away for one day of spring play. We drove over the mountains to the east side of the divide where we found enough sun to make us a little bit pink (your mom just darkened, of course) where we missed with the sunscreen and some warm water. At Kahneetah Hot Springs resort you can usually find a little bit drier weather than here since it's on the lee side of the mountains and the hot springs makes it possible for the swimming pool to stay at about 95 degrees.
It felt tremendous to have the sun on our skin and blue sky overhead. And since the pool is so warm we didn't have to get you out of the water after a half hour because you were shaking from cold. You stayed in until you were exhausted. I think we were exhausted, too. At least I was by the time evening rolled around. Anyway, the last post I titled Daredevil but I should have saved that title for this one. You went beyond what I called daredevil behavior before. On this day, you did at least twenty laps on the slide they had at this pool. Nevermind that there was a sign next to it that said the height restriction was 48" and you are at least a foot shorter than that.
You had two little boo boos associated with the sliding. First you got your left foot up against the side of the slide, twisting you sideways so you bumped your head on the other side of the slide. I caught you before you hit the water on that one. That ended the morning session. Later, you were walking briskly on the deck and slipped into an unintended hurdler's stretch. That resulted in a scratched toe. Of course, neither of those boo boos stopped you.
Besides the slide, this pool had a shallow area that allowed you to be on your own a lot. You enjoyed jumping from the bottom of the stairs and doing a seat drop and then standing up since it was so shallow. Or you would do sort of a tumbling somersault and then get your feet under you to recover. All in all, you had a blast.
I want to tell you about a cute habit you've developed. When you want me to hang out with you, you say 'dad can shoot some baskets.' That's because your trampoline is near your small basketball hoop. So I shoot hoops with the nerf balls while you play on the trampoline and shoot a few hoops as well. So, we hang out and talk and play together and it's your way of asking me to spend time with you.
I should also say that the writing of this post was interrupted by a power outage. There were a couple of blinks and then everything was off. You were in your room alone when it happened and it scared you. I am pretty sure you're not scared of the dark, but this unexpected blackout threw you off. But we lit a few candles and read a few books and then it was time for bed anyway.




Love, aba