Today we had a MOPS play date at a local pool. I would love, love, love to post a picture for you of Reece in her cute little surfer girl swimsuit, playing with her Moppett friends, but we had an incident with the camera…more on that in a sec. We started off pretty well. In this pool, there is a large section of water that’s about 4-5 inches deep that kids can sit in and play. Reece loved this. However, with this being her first swim of the season, she was a little clingy when I took her into deeper waters. She didn’t seem to retain anything from last year’s swim lessons where she kicked, reached for toys, and splashed, splashed, splashed. Instead she was clinging to me and didn’t let me pull her an inch away from my body. I put her back on the shallow perch and grabbed my camera to get some pictures of Reece and her buds. I got lots of good ones, by the way. Then, out of nowhere, Reece decided to jump into the deeper water. In the couple of seconds she was under water, she appeared to be sinking and I reacted as best I could by scooping her up with both hands. She was okay and only cried a few seconds, but the camera was not okay and still isn’t (we’re hoping to give it a day, dry it out with the air compressor, and see how it works then, but as Scott mentioned, electronics aren’t meant to be submerged in water. Thanks, my beloved high-tech redneck!) The most important thing, of course, is that The Reecer is okay (so it REALLY wasn’t as bad as it seemed at the time looking back). I quickly got her back in the water so she wouldn’t be fearful of it all season (or life) long and she did great! We’re hoping to bum off our friends that have pool memberships this summer so we can have more fun! 
Cross your fingers…hopefully I’ll have a good update tomorrow that includes a picture!!!
Update: Good news and bad news…The bad news is that my camera is done. The good news is that the memory card was okay and I was able to take it to Walgreens and get a photo CD of the images I hadn’t yet downloaded (is it crazy that I was more concerned about the pictures on my camera than the camera itself?). Another piece of good news is that we researched cameras, and the one most comparable to ours has gone down in price by about $150 over the last year and a half. Anyway, here are a couple of pictures of Reece before the camera mishap (the second one is with Reece’s friend Emmie in the spot from which she jumped):
Brittany said,
May 25, 2008 @ 9:38 am
Great blog. I was cracking up when you were talking about Scott! What a great story and thank God Reece is just fine!
Kaleesha said,
May 26, 2008 @ 10:55 am
Okay, I have watched a couple of my kiddos sink toward the bottom of a pool (an absolutely horrifying feeling), but I can say – I have never dropped my camera in the water at the same time. You really did have your hands full! I’m so glad my little fishy girly is okay and was ready to get back in the water. Hope y’all get lots of swim practice this summer. (Maybe The Reecer will take after her Uncle Waylo and perform some amazing swimming feats that will knock your socks off at her tender, young age) : )
Kaleesha said,
May 27, 2008 @ 4:24 am
I checked back for an update…thought you might have posted a pic. Guess the air compressor didn’t do the job, huh? I see a new “higher-tech” camera in your future (one that only Scott will be able to use near water). : )
Kaleesha said,
May 27, 2008 @ 7:07 pm
Love the surfer girl suit!!! Looks like she’s having lots of fun with her water snake, as well. Do you think she resembles Philip in those pictures? (I guess since none of his siblings look like him, it’s only fair that he has a cousin that does) She’s precious!!!
Regina Penney said,
May 27, 2008 @ 10:51 pm
What craziness!! I’m so sorry your camera is no longer with us. It’s such a bummer when you have to replace something you aren’t expecting to replace anytime soon. You are more than welcome to “bum” off of us anytime to go swimming! We would love the company!!
Robin said,
May 29, 2008 @ 11:38 am
Oooh, I’m so sorry on so many counts. First, I totally relate to that horrible feeling when you see your kiddo apparently sinking to the bottom of the pool. It’s awful. Second, it’s stinky to lose your camera while trying to save your baby.
But, hey, at least you get a new camera! That’s super fun…