One of my fondest memories of my daughter’s childhood is the day I made a video of her playing in her kiddy pool on our new deck. We had decided that wood decks were the best, and that pressure-treated boards would stand up to the sun and rain better than non-pressure-treated. We used a deck sealer to further protect it, and I’m glad we did.

The amount of water that a 9-month old baby can splash out of her pool and onto the decking is unbelievable! Her funniest antic was trying to reach a floating toy while standing up. It bobbed just out of her reach, finally going between her little legs. She was actually pushing the water which pushed the toy away.

She couldn’t bend over far enough to get it by reaching between her knees without feeling like she was going to fall. She had me in stitches. Guess you’d have to see the video, big ol’ soggy diaper and all.