Firsts are always fun!!!

On to the good stuff. We let the ducks into some water today. It was AWESOME! First of all, it was 55 degrees outside (really warm! :) so, after being outside until we were soaked, and a little chilled, I threw Ben into the tub. Then, in the pre-warmed tub (I drained his water!) I put the heater nearby, and water into a cat-litter pan. I had the great idea of filling a container with water, but it still floated, so I put our generic mouth-wash on, to hold it down (you have to make it so they can get out!) I then took a rolled-up towel for the outside, and in the upcoming days, I'll put a rolled-up towel on the inside, too! Ramps. They're always fun! They seemed a little hesitant, but then again, they really don't seem to have warmed up to us much, yet. The Khaki LOVED it! The bathtub is naturally at a slope, and she quickly realized she can touch the bottom at the back---she also dove under water, twice! to the chagrin of the other two---it splashed, you know. :) It was probably less than 5 minutes, I did not time it, but we were pretty enthralled a their 'first swimming lesson' as Ben kept saying. :) I dried them off, and Ben took them right back to be under their heat lamp. They are all asleep as I type. :) And we, at 29 and 5, were able to experience something new together!!! IT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!