Future lifesaver

Mike has started his lifeguard training and is eagerly looking forward to a summer of productive employment in the field of aquatic safety. My mom was reminding me today how nervewracking it was to watch him in his early swimming lessons, when he refused to jump straight out and into the water. Instead he insisted on turning around in mid-jump so that he landed facing the wall. We just knew he was going to crack his chin wide open, but amazingly enough he never did. He has come a long way since 1996: