"Inflatable pool full of dad's hot air
I was three years old
Splashin' everywhere
And so began my love affair
With Water...
All you really need this time of year
Is a pair of shades...
And a place to sit somewhere near Water"
Brad Paisley "Water"
This love of water has continued unabated into today. When the Ashton clan was in Seattle recently for the marriage of Keven and Karoline we stayed in a house on Lake Washington. As soon as I heard the descriptions of the house and it's location I knew that I would love it.
I mentioned to my extended family that I intended do go "swimming" in Lake Washington. They could not believe that I actually wanted to get into the water of Lake Washington. I'm pretty sure that most of them thought I was joking when I first mentioned it.
To be fair I probably should have clarified that when I said "swimming," I meant "splashing around in water." I had no intention of going out into the middle of the lake and swimming a mile or two.
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| Let's go swimming! |
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| My audience |
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| Wading in |
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| Swimming |
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| Father in Law ready with a towel |
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| Getting out |
