Your First Annual New Year's Pool Dip

Every year for the past 8 years, we've had a New Year's Pool Dip. This was your first, and from the look on your face and your crazy hairdo, you're ready.

We spent the morning cleaning off the patio and getting the food ready. Grandpa and Uncle Jon put together this little picnic table and a sand table (pictures later) that you and Andrew got for Christmas.

You donned your new ducky swim robe and were prepping yourself for the plunge.

You were being so cute and acting like a little swimsuit model.

After we ate, we went over to the sand table to play. I think you're still a little too young for it, b/c all you wanted to do was...

...eat the sand. YUCK!

"Hey...listen, Mama Paparazzi. Get that camera out of my face."

For the Pool Dip, all you had to do since you're a little baby was walk across the tanning bed. Luckily it was 75 degrees outside, but the water was a chilly 44 degrees. I thought you would freak out b/c it was cold on your feet and legs.

But you loved it and were so proud of yourself.

Here's everyone piled in the hot tub after we all got in the pool.

You LOVED being in the hot tub with all the bubbles and stayed in for a long time just playing with the adults and other kids.

Every year we also have white elephant gifts at the Pool Dip, and how fitting that this was the gift you chose! It's an Indian horse figurine. You were very happy with it and liked playing with it. Maybe you already know so much more about your Ponca heritage than I do.

I went to Sam Moon's after dropping Uncle Nick off at work and you and Baby Brooke got matching headbands.

Then Andrew was feeling left out, so he tried one on, too.

It was a great day filled with fun, good food, and lots of fun cousins to play with. I think we wore you out!