Greg Louganis the World Olympic Diving Champion visited us the other day. It was all quite exciting. Who knew our pool would ever be graced with the presence of a gold medal Olympian?
Okay, so it wasn’t Greg. As a matter of fact, it wasn’t even a semi-professional diver. It was our dare-devil five-year old daughter Kate who thought she was Greg.
Kate decided she could dive and jump off our diving board just like the United States Olympic Diving Team. Well, at least she “THOUGHT” she could dive like them. After carefully lining her little toes to the edge of the diving board she took a little hop into the water. Everyone was ready to score her performance, splash and technique. Everyone but mom that was…
…Did I mention she was standing BACKWARDS????
Thinking she could gracefully jump backwards into the pool (after being told over and over again ALL summer-long by mom NOT to), Kate missed. What a surprise that was ~ to KATE! Her aim is not exactly what she thought it was and her entire front side as well as her chin met the edge of the board. Needless to say, Kate’s little leap into the pool caused her to experience her very first set of stitches to the chin. Good thing we have an in-house surgeon who happened to be home at the time of the dive.
You’d think she’s learned her lesson about jumping of the diving board backwards. But then again, she is stubborn and strong-willed just like her daddy. When I asked her if she would ever do it again, she replied with, “Well, it is lots of fun, Mom…”
…I think I need a tranquilizer…
Okay, so it wasn’t Greg. As a matter of fact, it wasn’t even a semi-professional diver. It was our dare-devil five-year old daughter Kate who thought she was Greg.
Kate decided she could dive and jump off our diving board just like the United States Olympic Diving Team. Well, at least she “THOUGHT” she could dive like them. After carefully lining her little toes to the edge of the diving board she took a little hop into the water. Everyone was ready to score her performance, splash and technique. Everyone but mom that was…
…Did I mention she was standing BACKWARDS????
Thinking she could gracefully jump backwards into the pool (after being told over and over again ALL summer-long by mom NOT to), Kate missed. What a surprise that was ~ to KATE! Her aim is not exactly what she thought it was and her entire front side as well as her chin met the edge of the board. Needless to say, Kate’s little leap into the pool caused her to experience her very first set of stitches to the chin. Good thing we have an in-house surgeon who happened to be home at the time of the dive.
You’d think she’s learned her lesson about jumping of the diving board backwards. But then again, she is stubborn and strong-willed just like her daddy. When I asked her if she would ever do it again, she replied with, “Well, it is lots of fun, Mom…”
…I think I need a tranquilizer…
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