I guess this is why you have two parents...

We took the kiddos up to Water Country on Monday. We made our usual loop around the park before arriving at everyone's favorite destination, Hubba Hubba Highway (long lazy river with lots of fun water spraying "obstacles"). I had Charlotte while Matt played tag and chase with the boys. I was careful to shield her from the water sprayers, weaving from side to side to avoid anything that seemed like it might upset her or be dangerous. We had fun and each time we would come around the loop, she would say, "Sprayers" and duck her head into my chest. I was so proud of her and so happy she'd learned to avoid the water.

About halfway through, Matt and I traded places and I moved up to be with the boys. We continued to play and mostly, I tried to keep up. After a few minutes, I decided to make my way back a few steps and wait for Matt and Char. Eventually, I saw them coming. Actually, I heard them coming. Matt had picked C up and was holding her up so that she could "high five" the sprayers. And, she was loving every minute of it. They also made their way through the "dangerous" row of dumping coconuts by laughing at the splashes they made in the water.

And as I stood there, in the middle of Water Country with hundreds of people passing by me, I felt my breath catch. I was teaching Charlotte how to be safe, how to stay alive in dangerous situations. But, Matt, well, Matt was teaching her how to live.