Jumping to Mommy into the Deep Water

My son now trusts me enough to jump into the deep water with me, and we splash, holler and carry on while swimming out in "big waves!" What a blast we are having together, although today Thomas said, "Mommy, Tommy no like. Sand really, really hot Tommy feet." I had to convince him I could cool the sand down by throwing buckets of water all over so he could continue to play. It's a heat wave in Bellingham, and the lake is finally warming up. Not bad for a Bellingham June.