Day 31 Joy in the local pool

This afternoon, we took my sister, visiting from out of state this week, to our local pool. As it was only in the 70s and she lives in a warmer climate, we were just sitting on the lounge chairs, while the kids played in the water. My son, kept coming over asking if we would PLEASE come in too. Finally, we caved and a cool dip in the pool it was, but it was so worth it. As the kids were showing us things such as how they try and sit on the bottom of the pool for an entire second, how my daughter does her gymnastics floor dance/routine while in the water...the best part was watching my daughter and son hold hands and jump in from the edge at the same time. As much as I had wished I had a camera for that moment, I know it doesn't really matter, as I'll never forget that image of joy. The smile on their faces beaming with joy, in a rare moment of true love between siblings shining through. So on the ride home from town tonight, while they fought, poked, punched, teased each other the entire ride home, I have to flash back to that image, of the two of them sister and brother, filled with love and joy, as I know, regardless of the bickering, they both have.