I giggle when Papa tells me again that he's super warm. It's funny because sometimes he's a little too warm in Summer, like when I wiggle up next to him in bed I end up feeling like I'm gonna sweat so I have to scooch away for a bit and then come back. But when it's cold, Papa being warmer is the best. I can't wait for it to be Winter again because that's when I just wanna cuddle Papa all the time, he can warm up even my toes and my toes get cold real easy.

I bet he can keep me really warm in the water and that's good, that makes me less afraid that I'm gonna shiver and that it's going to be hard to swim.

"Yeah, I might ask for lots of hugs in the water," I tell Papa and reach to hold his hand. "Promise that I'm not trying to cheat and stop swimming. Maybe if I move around then I won't be that cold, but... but warm hugs in the water sound super nice."

Papa asks me where we should go, and I look up and around to the trees by the beach. "Under those trees looks really good. And yeah, my skin's still... I guess my skin's still getting more Strong, but it's not as Strong as the other kids at School, I know that because I get more red faster than them. So I need to stay in the shade for longer and in the sun for shorter. I wish I could stay out longer because I really like how warm the sun is. Do you think there's a way for me to practice making my skin more Strong?"