Swimming Pool

So, I've had my eye on this pool at Target all summer ... Every time I saw it I would think how much fun it would be to have in the yard with the kids, how they love the water, how this one is big enough (since I always end up getting in with them anyway) that I don't feel like a whale in a fishtank. And I think it's just a beautiful pool, anyway.

Well, the problem was, I wasn't willing to pay $30 for the thing, so I kept passing it up. Until, as I was looking for a printer the other day (mine went completely kaput, and since I'm working on submitting my manuscript to different publishers, now, I kinda need a printer) and when the Target home page opened up, there was my pool, on sale for $14.99!

I was so thrilled. It was like it was my birthday or something! Hey Honey, I'm running to Target, I'll be back with my pool and a new printer (which was also on sale, Yes!).

So, S woke us up at six o'clock on Saturday morning. My hubby went out and set the pool up so the water could start getting warm. S watched out the window, and she nearly crawled out of her skin, she was so excited! "Seemee Pu, seemee pu, seemee pu!" When she thought I wasn't listening to her, she would grab both sides of my face to make me look at her and say, "Mama, Swimming Pool!"

L didn't see it until after breakfast, and then we had to wait until after we'd gone to clean the chapel, and come home and eaten lunch before we let them get in.



L got in just fine, but I was worried S might have trouble with the height of the walls.



She climbed right in. I should have known she'd be okay - she's a little mountain goat!



We also picked up some friends at the chapel, so we had some of the kids who go to the park with us each morning there.



It was still pretty cold - in spite of my hubby's efforts. He used my electric tea pot and started boiling water to add to it to warm it up. We probably wouldn't have ever gotten in without his help, but it was still a bit brisk. You'll notice the kids climbed in and sat down ... and then immediately stood back up!

But, in spite of the cold, we had a blast!