a very chatty SJ

Yesterday, we went to the pool.  SJ was in a very chatty mood.  He had just gotten some new goggles the day before and was very excited about them.  He was asking every person that he knows if they liked his new goggles.  Then, he was showing some of his friends and their parents that he learned how to do a back flip in the water.  He would ask the kids if they could do a back flip.  He would then do one if they weren't sure what he was talking about.  After we were at the pool for about an hour, my friend pointed out that SJ was playing in the water with much older kids.  I don't have a problem with this.  However, I didn't know the kids and weren't sure if they even wanted a little kid playing with them.  After a little observation time, I saw that the kids were including SJ.  He was hanging on the one teenager's back and was helping them play "sharks".  He played with them for about 10 minutes and then swam over to the side where I was sitting.  He was talking to me about the game he was playing.  One of the big kids was a shark and they were "attacking" the shark.  Then out of nowhere, SJ said to me, "Mom, I'll be right back.  I have to go help the guys."  I don't know what he ate today for breakfast (actually I do...pancakes as usual), but he was a social butterfly today.  More pancakes for SJ, please!