Water You Waiting For?

Daddy surprised us with a new pool this weekend. Kmart was having a sale on their 'baby' pools and we decided to go for it! Our next door neighbors have a huge in-ground 'neighborhood' pool that they invite us to, but I'm too nervous to take the boys by myself. This is something where we can cool off but it doesn't feel so dangerous.

Luckily, last year Daddy had bought an inflater-thingy on final clearance at Target. It came in handy to blow this thing up with all its pieces last night. And then he filled it with water. We let it warm up today as we went to church and the boys napped.

Daddy went golfing with Uncle Brian, but we decided to try the pool out anyway while he was gone since it was in the 80s, sunny and GORGEOUS out! The boys are saying 'let's dive in!' And that's exactly what they did!

I was nervous with Caleb. The pool says ages 3 and up. So, I got my suit on and was prepared just in case anything would happen. And, in typical Caleb-fashion, he dove head-first into the water and came up bewildered. He did that several times as we were out there. It's just deep enough to completely cover both of them. Please pray for their safety if you're reading this!

That didn't stop him, though. He LOVES to be wet! He loves to swim! He doesn't mind his head under water. He's an adventurer! Here he is steering the pirate ship.

Joshua also LOVED it! He would jump in on his knees, splash water all around and giggle. Soon, he asked Momma to come in and join them. At first I didn't, but then I decided, 'why not?'

Of course I didn't bring the camera in with me, but we had a blast. We'd float on our bellies, then we'd float on our backs. Then we sang the ABC song and tapped the water with every letter. We splashed and played and sang the afternoon away.

The pool is just big enough to be fun without being so big that it terrifies me to have in the back yard with the kids. It made me realize that the boys probably won't fear water like they have in the past. They thoroughly enjoyed swimming and getting wet today.

The only way to get them out of the water was to promise them a snack on the deck. Daddy also bought a cheap umbrella for our outdoor table. So, while they sat at their little plastic picnic table, I sat in the shade and we enjoyed fresh strawberries, grapes and blackberries. Yum!

I made sure to take lots of pictures for Daddy (who I'm sure will get to experience the fun tomorrow!). After the boys were done, I took them for a walk around the neighborhood to continue enjoying the sunshine.

Then Daddy called to say he was done with golfing and wanted to treat us to the airport restaurant to watch the planes and enjoy the sun some more. We agreed! The boys & I were excited to be outside even longer. It was the most beautiful day ever!

Hope you enjoyed the pool pictures! More to come...