Swim Day

Summer has finally arrived! It has been slow to come with lots of dreary days well into July. As it approached I was wondering if we should buy a little kiddie pool for Josh. He is so fair skinned (like his mama) and our backyard is pretty devoid of shade. Then I spied with my little eyes a blow up pool with a detachable shade cover. PERFECT! I scooped it right up.

This week the heat hit so it was time to prepare the pool. Jim got to have the fun of blowing it up. Hee Hee!

It looked like a new fandangled form of bagpipes.

DaDa filling the pool.

This kid is just so stinkin' cute!!

Okay, so I KNOW this hat looks pretty goofy, but ya gotta love it, right? It had such a big rim and it kept reminding me of the Three Amigos. Hah!

"I just would like to know if YOU know what a plethora is."

Oops, I got distracted. (LOVE that movie by the way.)

Josh did pretty good in the pool. The water was pretty darn cold and he didn't like that part. But once he got used to it he had a great time.


We brought out some bath toys - we still need to get some official pool toys (are you listening Santa?).


Josh seemed to take great comfort in chewing on Pooh (Winnie the Pooh, that is).

Good times were had by all.

And after the pool, Josh was just so hyper and happy. I really think he had a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to more time in the pool with him. It will be real interesting to see how he does in the lakes in Michigan next month. We'll have to find a heated pool too sometime this summer so that hopefully he can really enjoy playing in the water.