a big day for floaties

Bella took a big aquatic step today at the pool... she wore floaties for the first time. This meant:
1) You don't fear she is going to drown every second you are in the pool
2) She drank 1 gallon (3.78 litres) of pool water bobbing up and down
3) Because of the water consumption she had a burp Matt McGill would be proud of
4) She doesn't have to hold on your back hair for Dear Life as you cart her around the pool on your back
5) It still doesn't stop her from peeing on her sandles after she gets out of the water

Now if I can only get her to get back to her Dad's Kelmscott roots and get her to swim while wearing black stone-wash denim jeans...