The Pool - Summer 2011

This year we finally did it. We had been threatening to get a pool for several years but kept talking ourselves out of it because of worries about little kids. This year, however, we decided that we would just have to be careful because we needed a pool.
So, after much looking, we opted to get this one...

There was much rejoicing. After a couple of hours, the pool was up. After a couple of days, the pool was filled. Then, after a couple more days, the chemicals were just right, and in we all went. It was so cold at first. Nick found us a solar blanket to put on top. It took a few warm days, but it really worked. In fact, it worked so well that we didn't keep it on everyday.

The kids (and us) loved the pool all summer. We had many friends over, and friends or not, there was much swimming going on in our backyard.

Of course, the girls still enjoyed their little pool (it had a slide). Grayce and Emma got pretty good at swimming in the big pool on their tubes. However, they were good to play with Maggie in the little pool too. It was just a fun summer of swimming for us.