The pool opened over the weekend, and we had 3 days of perfectly sunny 80+ degree weather. Even though the kids still have this week and some of next week left school-wise, I feel like summer has arrived, and I am LOVING IT.
Jack is also a lifeguard this summer, and Harry is doing a good job sharing his workspace with his brother— he shares EVERYTHING with his brother. The boys DID compete over who could be a better big brother to Minnie in the water, but that means we all win, as far as I am concerned.
Ben and I started the weekend with a lunch beer (for me, this beer was literally my lunch which is a poor nutritional choice but can be a really fun buzz).
Dorothy and Cooper are playing a rowdy game of wiffle ball that appears to be ongoing every swim break, and they have joyfully reunited with old pool friends.
Basically, you can find us here all the time between now and September.
Ben took her home mid afternoon Sunday, and she was asleep before they pulled out of the parking lot
I even showered Minnie and brought her home in her pajamas (an old trick from when Dorothy and Cooper were tiny), and we used the extra bedtime time to hang out with all 4 bog kids and make s’mores— we are never all home together anymore, and it was wonderful.
Summer is always such a perfect reward for making through the long dark winter and the cold wet spring. WE ARE HERE FOR IT.
Such a lovely time for your lovely family. A competition about who'd be the best sibling sounds just perfect!
ReplyDeletereally perfect!
DeleteSarah, this all looks SO fun. Love the sun and the pool and everyone's delight. Yay!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd this was just so sweet: "The boys DID compete over who could be a better big brother to Minnie in the water, but that means we all win, as far as I a concerned." Win, win - indeed!!
they are unbelievably sweet with her
DeleteThis pool looks amazing! But am I understanding correctly that everyone has to get out for 15 minutes every hour for adult swim time?? That seems so often! Are the adults like swimming laps during that time?
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping to take the boys to the pool by us this summer. Now that Will can handle missing a nap, we can make a day of it. It's pretty expensive to get in and I don't know that we'd go often enough to get a membership so I want to get my money's worth!! I took Paul 2 summers ago and he still talks about it!
It's quite a treat to be the doted upon youngest sibling. Minnie is a lucky girl!
EVERY single hour! Unless the pool is not crowded and the guards can take a break without one (like, each kid can rotate off for 15 minutes an hour). Parents usually are drunk in the afternoon and do ridiculous dives, go down the slide, etc-- but not much lap swimming LOL
DeleteLUNCH BEER WOOOOOOOOO
ReplyDeleteI love summer!
summer is the best
DeleteYour summer posts make me so freaking happy. THIS is doing summer right.
ReplyDeletewe looooove summer
DeleteOh goodness, if we had a pool like that in our neighborhood, we would spend every day there as well! It looks like an amazing way to spend a summer. We live in a townhouse with a pool, and I do enjoy hearing the kids play out there. When my daughter was young, she was the only kid of her age, so often didn't have anyone to play with. When she was in High School, there were perhaps 3 kids who were very little, and they had SUCH fun every afternoon. I wished she could have had that experience. Oh well. Enjoy your summer, it looks to be AMAZING.
ReplyDeleteThere's something I really miss about a fun, family-friendly community pool. It just screams summer. I'm excited for all your family summer adventures at the pool!
ReplyDeleteThis. This is living your best summer life. I'm so glad you and your family had this time together. :)
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