Finally!!

About a month ago our neighbor, Mister Mark, gave us the pool you see in the photos below.  His girls have outgrown it and he was happy to share it with us.  I was excited and hoped the girls would be ready to jump on in.

I couldn’t have been more wrong.  When we inflated it a week ago neither of them wanted to do anything other than splash their hands it.  Great.  I decided to keep it up in hopes that the ‘water baby’ in them would emerge. I was a water baby and was on swim team as a child, how can my kids not want to be in the pool?

11-Jul-2010 17:37

 

Well tonight I told Bill I was going upstairs to put on my suit and get in.  Then we’d just wait and see what happened.  On my way back down the steps I met Rylee who said she was going to go put her swimsuit on.  YAY!!!  I got outside and Bill had just picked up Brynn and put her in the pool, dress and all.  She was having fun playing with the balls floating around.  In I went and Rylee soon followed.

11-Jul-2010 17:47

 

The four of us had a great time for at least a half hour.  Rylee was hesitant to sit down, but finally did and had so much fun.  She was happy to be in the water and swimming.   She is now excited to go in after her nap tomorrow.

Mission accomplished.

A day at Knoebel’s

08-Jun-2009 15:19

 

On Monday we spent the day at Knoebel’s Grove.  My parents like to take their grandchildren there each summer for a day of fun.  It is something my grandparents did for us when we were kids.  I love that my parents have chosen to continue such a fun tradition. It is important for family to spend time together and more with grandparents as you need to cherish every time you can, look in this 5 Senior Friendly Autumn Activities to get inspired so you can go on an adventure with them.

08-Jun-2009 13:11

 

I didn’t know how much Rylee would like the kiddie rides, turns out I had nothing to worry about.  She had an absolute blast!  Her favorite ride of the day was the Whip.  Her first time on she sat with Evan.  They two of them were a complete gigglefest at each turn.  They were even brave enough to put their hands in the air just before the turn.  There is nothing better than hearing your child give an all out big laugh.  Take this times two and Bill & I laughed the entire time they were on the ride.  So did my dad and anyone else who watched them with us.

08-Jun-2009 12:35

 

I think her second favorite thing to do was to play in the ball pit.  Now, I don’t think I’d let her play in one at a restaurant, but here it’s very well protected.  Rylee had a great time diving backwards into the balls.  Both her and Evan would do this and their little bellies would pop out of their shirts.  It had all of us giggling while watching and taking photos.

The weather was somewhat cooperative.  The temp wasn’t too high, but the humidity was.  So we traded a cloudy day for humidity.  At least we didn’t have any sunburn as a result.  With this and no nap I have to say that Rylee was wonderful.  She didn’t get cranky till we were waiting for dinner to be served.  Not bad for a two year old at all.

We finished our day at the park with everyone riding the train and the carousel.  This is a tradition that my parents kept from when my grandparents took us.  It’s a fun time as these days we take up almost the entire train.

08-Jun-2009 12:55

 

This was Brynn’s first trip and we realized that Rylee was also three months old when she had her first trip to Knoebel’s.  Brynn rode the same two rides as Rylee did two years ago: the train and carousel.  We have to start them out on a mild ride.  They get to choose how wild things get at a future visit.

Thanks Bobbie & Papa for a wonderful day of family fun!