Asher stopped the ball under his foot for Daniel as it rolled toward him on his approach.

"You stopped it! It coulda almost gone in the water, daddy!" Daniel said, which was more than a slight exaggeration, but who was he to correct him after apparently saving the day?

"Almost," he replied, nudging the ball gently back in his direction, the two then continuing on back to the hut. "Are you kicking a ball around with him or playing fetch?" Asher called out to Ray. The ball might have not been near the water, but it did cover good bit of distance before it was stopped. "He's three, not David Beckham."