Swim Time

I bought this inflatable pool at Walmart for $20 and we have already gotten our money's worth.  The kids love it and have already spent hours out in it each day.  Here are some of our swimming fun pictures.

The older three kids are big enough that I can let them play out there if I have to run in the house for something real fast.  John always has to come in the house with me if I run in and boy is he mad about it.  He so wants to be big.

 The down side of the pool is that it has become hard for me to get anything done in the house, particularly getting dinner made.  They want to be out there ALL THE TIME!!

 And we've been going through a lot of swim diapers and lots of swimsuit and towel laundry.

And we are stocked up on popsicles and cold watermelon at all times.

It's so hot that I put the pool by the fence so it will be partially in the shade as the afternoon goes on.  When we first fill it up the water is cold.  By the second day the water has been warmed so much by the sun its like bath water.  Somewhat less refreshing, but still fun.

Anna skims the grass and bugs out of it every day with her butterfly net and after four days or so it needs to be drained, cleaned and refilled, but I'm still so happy with the pool.  I hope it lasts through the season.  When its filled up (the way the big kids like) its too deep to really be safe for John since he is little and uncoordinated.  So I bought another cheapy pool from Walmart for him to splash in.  

 

Here is his little pool.

He thought it was sort of ok, but then wanted to get in the big pool again.  Oh well.

And here is our crazy garden.  We may have planted things a little too close.