Cheesy Goodness

Okay, if we're supposed to post something hopeful (what the hell - is it, like, National Cheer Up Day or something?), I'll say that watching my 13-month old daughter in the "swimming" pool is just about the most hopeful thing ever.

She's fully, totally, and utterly in the happy moment, and yet she's also storing up all kinds of knowledge for her (hopefully long and happy) future, like what happens if you tip over a bucket full of water, what water tastes like when it's been in a rubber pool all day, and that Daddy squeals like a girl if you splash him when he's not looking.