Olivia has discovered the fun of a flotation device known as a water noodle, that flexible, foamy, straw-shaped pool toy that helps kids play and have water fights.

Dash (Howard Dashefsky) had a pool party at his house. Olivia and Claus were in the water playing with two noodles. I apparently was the Keeper of the Noodles.

Darin and Dash

Kerry, me, Darin

"Hold my noodle, Mommy," she would periodically command, while she did some other fun thing. "Hold Daddy's noodle, too."

Claus would smile at me and we would snicker.

At some point, I decided to punk her by blowing water through the noodle while tricking her into peering into the center "to see what's in the hole." After the initial annoyance at me, she wanted to see it again. "Blow my noodle, Mommy! You blow my noodle!"

Then came the inevitable, "Blow Daddy's noodle now!"

Big smile on Claus' face. "Shouldn't you make your daughter happy?" he asked.

She can use water wings next time.

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