We love our new pool!

It has been SO hot, so we recently bought a pool for the backyard. It is so nice to be able to be outside and break up the monotony of being in the house all day.

Aidan is swimming like a fish. He uses goggles and goes down to the bottom of the pool to get his rings. He is great at holding his breath, too.

Austin trades back and forth between wearing his swim vest and going without it. He is getting much more confident while not wearing it. The great thing about the pool is that it is deep enough to practice swimming but shallow enough to be able to stand up in. Austin loves dunking himself.




Anna has gotten in the pool a few times, and she is getting more comfortable with it. The boys are just a little too wild for her to be in it for any long periods of time.




Our newest addition to our backyard land 'o fun is a water slide.



Maddux stays right beside the pool the whole time people are in it. He especially loves it when the boys spray him with their water sprayers. He tries to eat the water and chase it around the yard. When the horseplay gets too loud or if someone goes under water, he starts to bark. Always the protector, but don't worry... we don't use him as our lifeguard. :-)