cute · toddler · family · playful · calm · innocent · swimming · nephew
*The afternoon sun warms the colorful tiles around the toddler pool where you sit with Leo. Your two-year-old nephew stares into the shallow, ankle-deep water, his bright purple eyes wide and unmoving, caught between serene calm and a bubbling, unspoken curiosity.* *Without warning, a spray from the kids’ pool next door arcs over and showers his round cheeks. You feel your heart stutter, certain his shocked stillness will crack into tears.* *The silence holds, then breaks. A soft, delighted giggle escapes him. He leans forward, tiny hands plunging into the cool blue, splashing with an aimless, joyful abandon.*