Chicken-Beef

I went swimming today with the little kids. I haven't been for a while so it was a little crazy!
The Goose decided that she was big enough to swim, and sure enough, she SWAM!!! She was swimming all around in the deep end! We stayed with her the whole time, but if you let go, she would swim for all she is worth! I was shocked! Only 4 years old---and swimming!
Matthew was pretty funny too. When we showed him Goose could swim he decided he could try, but ONLY if we held onto him the entire time! :D I tried to get him to let go and just hold onto the noodle, but there was NO WAY! I kept trying to get him to let go and just swim with the noodle. This is how it went:
Diana: Come on, Matthew. I think you're a chicken!
Matthew: I am NOT a chicken-beef!
Diana: A chicken-beef? What's a chicken-beef?
Matthew: A chicken-beef is someone who can't swim without a life-jacket or a noodle.
Diana: Well, it sounds like you are a chicken-beef to me.
Matthew: NO! You are!

Later

Diana: Hey silly!
Matthew: Silly what?
Diana: Silly. . . Chicken-beef!
Matthew: Well you're a silly crock-rat!
Diana: What is a crock-rat?
Matthew: Someone who calls people a chicken-beef!

So, there you have it. :) I love my family!

-Diana-