Today is Eric’s cousin Tyler’s birthday party. We had dinner at Benihana’s Japanese steak house. This is one of Tyler’s favorite restaurants.
Tyler’s parents reserved a room at the hotel across the street from the restaurant. Staying at the hotel is a treat for Tyler. Eric, Mommy, and I went early before dinner to visit with Tyler. Tyler and Eric absolutely love each other. Any opportunity to visit is great for both of them.
The hotel has a swimming pool, so I packed my trunks and Eric’s trunks. This will be the first time Eric has been in a swimming pool. I stopped at the store this morning to buy Eric some swim diapers and a new pair of swim trunks.
We arrived at the hotel and went up to the room. We changed into our swim trunks and headed for the pool. Unfortunately, they do not have a kiddie pool. The only pool was 3.5 feet deep at the shallow end with no steps into the pool. I jumped into the pool, and Mommy handed Eric to me. He was a little unsure but never afraid. The water was a little chilly, but not cold. We walked around a while with Eric hugging his arms around my neck. I held him on his belly so he could kick and splash. He was not very interested. I returned to the shallow end of the pool and sat him on the ledge with his feet dangling in the water. I splashed him a little. He liked it! He reached forward and splashed some himself. I continued to splash water over the front of him. He loved it! We walked around the pool some more and splashed some more. Tyler and Uncle Rob were in the pool with us. Eric and Tyler splashed each other. Of course Mommy and Grandma were taking photos the entire time. (I do not have the photos to post here yet. They were using their cell phone cameras.)
It was time to get out. Eric was starting to shiver, and it was getting close to dinner time. Such fun!
Dinner was late in the evening, so we came home right after to get Eric in bed. He was very tired.