When we first started filling up the pool I asked the kids to each guess the amount of time it would take to fill it up. I got responses such as: 45 minutes, 3 hours, 1 hour. We were all wrong. It took over 10 hours, probably closer to 15. We stopped keeping track after a while. We even had to stop it for bed and finish it the next day! It's kind of crazy to think about how much water is in that thing.
This is when it was still filling up. It was almost there! The kids were excited to get in. We even ran a hose from inside the house for the last 2 or 3 hours to get in as much warm water as possible so it wouldn't be too cold.
Aaron was READY! He wanted to go swimming.
April thought it was a little cold at first! It was, and still is. We keep having too many cooler/rainy days. But, it's still do-able on a nice sunny day.
Alex just loves the pool! He gets upset if he can't go in, and can climb that ladder no problem. We have to take it out after each use because this kid has no fear of the water. Here are some pictures of him splashing around with Daddy one evening.
Do you know what's even more fun than just a 'pool'? A wave pool! The kids loved it when Daddy made it a wave pool for them. He got a the water going just right with a tube by pushing it up and down, and it got bigger and bigger. Then, the kids would ride in the middle going up and down. It was silly fun...
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| They got some height in those waves! |
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I love summer, and swimming! I love that my kids are learning how to be strong swimmers too! They have learned a lot from swim lessons, and now they get to practice it all summer long.
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