some water fun

alyssa and sarah always tell me we have such a boring backyard. no big pool to spend their days in and help keep them cool. but honestly, do you need a pool bigger than this?

 

we have had this pool for about 10 years, and it's still in perfect condition. i've been told they just don't make them like this anymore. and we've been known to fit a LOT of kids in there at once. and the big kids seem to enjoy it just as much as the little kids. when you're really hot, water is water. last week, we had this pool out a few times. alyssa was bummed that she missed the fun though, since she wasn't here those days.

  

there's only about 6-8 inches of water in there. so sarah was determined to find her own way to get more water on herself.

 

my neighbors, zeke and ayana, were over last week. they're all a bunch of bucket-heads ;)

 

my girl. she's like a fish!

 

we also stole the slip-n-slide from grammie to use. it was actually quite useful. all that extra water ended up helping the dead patches of grass that we had. lol!

 

nikolas loved the slip-n-slide. heck, he just loves water!

 

haley loved it too. when i mentioned going outside to play in the water, she said "no". didn't want anything to do with it. she even hates when i "accidentally" spray her with the hose. lol! but after she saw everyone having fun out there, she quietly asked me "do you have a towel for me?". i knew i had her. she wanted in.

 

at that point, the nozzel had broken off the slip-n-slide. but that didn't stop haley. she would just run and plop down in the puddle of water at the end of it. over and over and over. and she had the biggest smile on her face the entire time.

 

ayana doesn't look thrilled in this picture. but she WAS having fun. i promise.

 

yeah, she's brown.

 

since we didn't have any extra shorts for haley, she went in her underwear. but when it was time to dry off and get dressed before mommy came to pick her up, i had to go find some extra undies from sarah's room for her. she kept saying "oh, i get to wear the BIG underwear". lol!

 

and nikolas was so content in that pool. he just sat for the longest time, pouring water from bucket to bucket. at this point, i was sitting over on the patio and was actually taking a picture of sarah going something on the side of the yard. and i hear him say "cheeeeeese". i look over and he's sitting there, with his eyes squeezed shut and giving me that big cheesy smile that he always gives me. it was so funny.

there have been a few slip-n-slide events since then. involving big girls. girls that i'm sure were going to get hurt on my watch, by the way they were hauling tush down that slide. lol! but in the end, everyone survived. although i may NOT, once i see my next water bill ;)

Comments

[shemaine smith]

Good times! Love summer!! We're looking at a new apartment with a small backyard and I was just thinkin I could buy a plastic pool for my Lily to sit in when it's warmer her. The nice thing about living near the ocean is every morning I get up and open the sliding glass door and the breeze blows thru the house all day. Ahhhh summer....

[Peggy-Sue]

ohh a paradise on earth for kids:) My daughter would love to play with water, and it seems that yours love it too:)
I'm not sure that the daycares are allowed to have "pools" here in our country.. but I would love to have had a daycare mom that did have:)
Have a sunny bright day Laura:)

[Susy]

Looks like so much fun. I'm not a summer person (not where we live anyway, used to love it when we lived by the ocean)but these shots make me feel like getting outside and enjoying some summer sunshine, not too many months to wait :-)

[Melinda]

LOL I hear the exact same line about how uncool our yard is and that we should have a nice big inground pool and that the slip and slide is for babies....blah blah blah...lol. But then just like yours they do it and have a blast every single time. Looks like a fun afternoon. That little man and his closed eye grins cracks me up.

[Sara Rossi]

I think everyone without a pool will hear their kids complain about how lame the yard is!! LOL!! I hear it all the time too. Slip n slide's are fun & easy to entertain them. I think everyone ends up happy...'specially the water co.!! LOL!! Great pics Laura--the kids look like they're having a blast!!

[Sandi N.]

Laura

We love to do the same water play in the back yard too. We have a neighborhood pool just three doors down. However, I do not feel I can keep up with the girls in this area.

Way to go love some of the water shots. I bet you will do something cool with these when you scrap them.

Sandi N.

[Ruth]

now that's what summer is all about. water, friends, and fun! i remember to this when i was a kid. love how the photos look so clear and bright.

[Carla Jean]

LOL!! The way Sarah loves the water is a riot and yes, she is brown!
The little ones are just too adorable playing too...and that pool is great, you can't find those anymore. My neighbor has one and she won't sell it to me even though she has a big one now.

[Carla]

I keep forgetting to change my name, man!

[Kirsten]

Seriously, the best $40 I ever spent at Target was our kiddie pool - 3 years and going strong, and my 9yo has friends "over for a pool party", lol. And *ahem* some of those friends have real in-ground pools, but luckily the kids are happy to splash no matter how deep!
I have to tell you: I just read your twitter about the multitude of questions from your 2.5 yr old charge....my DD9 was like that - still is!!!! I remember a friend coming over and saying, "the thing is...she expects an answer for everything she asks! You can't just do the mindless 'ummmhummm'".

[Sasha Farina]

do you have a towel for me - how cute is that??!! lol..

[Heather Ruwe]

It's so hot here and the water day looks like so much fun! Great Pics!

[doris]

oh so fun!!! since school's started i feel like we're done w water fun for the year and headed toward fall activities . . .

[Krista]

what fun in the water!! love sweet haley asking for a towel!!