What's in a name?

Kate (whose full name is Kathryn) came to us with lots of attitude. So did her cousin Kathryn. My sister and I have consequently joked that you need to be careful when naming a child Kathryn. Last night, we took the kids swimming at the community pool. As soon as Kate got in the water, she found a new friend. Her friend's name is Kate. It turns out, this new Kate is also 3 1/2. Her birthday is 2 days after our Kate. And this new Kate is also bossy. She and Kate had a great time bossing each other around. As the new Kate was leaving with her family, she says to me, "What's your phone number?" Her mom was shocked. I wasn't. After all, it's something my Kate would have said!

Swimming: Kate is fearless. She can't swim yet, but she spends most of the time with her head underwater. It's a little stressful for the lifeguards. Joey can swim, and happily goes around doing his own thing. He went off the diving board a few times. Matt and Josh spent the whole time going off the diving board and the high-dive. They both did flips off the high-dive, and ended up over-rotating. Can you say OUCH???