Over the weekend, we became members of our neighborhood's community pool. Jeff wasn't sure about forking over the money so I've been quietly crossing my fingers. During a family bike ride together on Saturday morning, as he's pulling the boys in a trailer behind him, and I'm huffing & puffing beside them, he yells across the street, "I'm going to join the pool today!"
I yell back, "Really?! What changed your mind?!"
Jeff: "I've just been thinking about it and I say we do it!"
Me: "OK! Sounds good!"
Luckily, the conversation ended then because bike riding up a hill while talking is a more advanced level of exercising than I'm accustomed to.
On Sunday evening, the 4 of us headed over to the pool for the first time. It's awesome and just great for kids. There are little fountains for children to play in, a large kiddie pool, and a huge shallow end. There are also 2 big water slides that empty out into water that's just 3 1/2 feet deep. Perfect for kids and for their parents who need to stand there and catch them! I was actually quite surprised how eager Jacob was to try the slides. Maybe he saw his cousin doing it fearlessly. Or maybe he's just braver than his mommy.
One slide was so slow that he had to scoot himself out into the water. And the other slide, he came shooting out of like a rocket. He tried that one only once by himself. But he does love to go down it with his daddy. You know I took pictures.
Here are the slides, for help with imagery:
Jacob making his way down the slow slide:
Jacob & Jeff being blasted out of the rocket slide:
Jacob was shouting, "Again! I wanna do dat again!" before Jeff could even catch his breath.
And because he's a good daddy, he did it again. And again. And again.
While Jacob was having fun on the slides, Alex was enjoying splashing in the fountains.
Deep thoughts
Can you tell they love the water?
As if that weren't enough fun, we also went to a park with Tricia, Daniel, & Lainey. The intended destination was a small park with 75 cent rides, but we found out upon arriving they were closed on Mondays. That would have been fine had we not decided to make the trip ON Monday. Plan B: Head over to a playground near Tricia's parents' house. The boys & I loved Plan B. What a great playground! I'm always a big fan of outings that allow Alex to participate. While I was running around and doing my best to keep Jacob in my sights, Tricia & her mom (aka Nana) watched Alex for me. That actually worked out very well because Tricia took some oh so cute pictures of my baby boy. She seemed to enjoy the photo shoot with her nephew, and I'm so glad to have the pictures!
Lainey peeking in at Alex
And I think this might be my favorite:
While Alex was charming his aunt and Nana-in-law, I was able to get a few pictures of Jacob.
I guess he thought he heard another knight sneaking up behind him.
Alex enjoyed the swings just long enough for me to get this one picture. And then he was ready for Mommy to hold him.
Jacob LOVES playing in the sand, and while he's doing it, you can pretty much count on having to repeat yourself a minimum of 3 times. He tunes you out and focuses only on sand, buckets, and shovels.
Alex, on the other hand, has never encountered sand before. Since he tries to eat everything, and does not discriminate against inedible items, I was a little reluctant to put him down. But I decided it would be safe if I never took my eyes off of him. And you know what? He did great! He wasn't really sure he liked the way the sand felt in his hands at first...he had a disgusted look on his face, yet couldn't seem to pull his hand away & stop playing with it. He only tried to eat 1 piece of mulch and that was it!
Number of times the sippy cup fell spout down into the sand: 3
After hours of enjoying Plan B, the boys & I were worn out. Ten minutes into our drive home, I turned around to find two sleeping boys.
Yes, I even take pictures while driving. But don't worry- I waited for red lights.
2 comments:
Great Pictures!! The slide pictures turned out so well. Don't worry, I take pictures while driving too and sometimes I don't wait for red lights. I will add I take pictures without looking - the beauty of digital cameras.
Well...I took Alex's picture at a red light. But I'll confess that Jacob's picture was taken as I was driving on an acceleration ramp. The things we do to get a necessary picture! :)
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