G swam mostly non-stop from about quarter of 10 til about 3 when she tried to bite Alex.   I saw this one coming, she was getting tired, Alex and her were needling each other, and they were fighting to get out the ghetto step.   but more on that later…

I swam with her for about an hour and a half, after my own long workout, then it was all we could do to trade off and keep her entertained.   She just does not stop, and she is so physical.   I escape the pool having been kicked, clawed and pounced on while hefting, pulling and towing a tireless taskmaster.

Seeing her with Alex was quite a contrast.   G is thick and strong and rugged for a little girl, with muscles starting to be defined in her arms and legs.   Beckie says that Alex especially is not, and how weird it was to have to deal with such a dainty flower, afraid to be physical and also kinda pouty, even though she is a year older and knows how to swim.   Attitude=shape, shape=attitude, nature or nurture? Earlier this week G first learned how to haul herself out the side of the pool, Alex does not even try.   This led to the invention of the world’s cheapest pool step made of a cinder block and an old towel — the beach just don’t feel right if it aint littered like ole Mehico.

G enjoys gravity.

The quality of these is only 640 x 480 since I pulled em off the video, but they are pretty cool.