today, carter and i were discussing wakeboarding over a bowl of cheerios. specifically, how carter was going to wakeboard just like daddy when was bigger. and then i mentioned that in the meantime, while he was small, he could ski-skim (basically a board with little boots for little feet, lots of surface area, and a rope with handle attached to it so that the child is not holding onto a rope attached to the boat. that rope is attached to the board), and then when he grew up, daddy would teach him how to wakeboard. so, carter agreed, then paused and thought for a moment.

then he looked up, and with an air of triumph, said:

"and when daddy grows down, i will teach him how to ski skim!"