It's not because I am not trying to drown them!
I keep saying things like , "Here! Catch", and then tossing anvils at them, but so far they have survived.
All they do is giggle, go under, come back up, (sans anvil) and then demand ice-cream.
[There is a scuffing of heavy boots on the porch. The door opens and the blinding glare of the afternoon sun backlights a tall, cloaked figure. Entering, the figure closes the door, and throws back it's hood to reveal the hard-edged but friendly features of an infrequent but friendly visitor. As he steps to the bar for a draught of ale, his piercing gaze passes over the room, noting the familiar faces of the regular patrons, exchanging here a knowing smile and there a nod of recognition.]
Thousands of posts ago, you were mulling about getting some kind of graphic software. Did you?
Recently, my Pixar insider clued me into a beginner-friendly 2D-animation software called Moho; available from LostMarble.
http://www.lostmarble.com/
The free download has a watermark on published work, but is full-featured and easy to learn. I let my 10 year-old play with it and, using the on-line tutorial, he was able to easily create basic animations all on his own.