Maggie Loves the Pool

A month or so ago we bought a plastic pool for the backyard and ever since, the kids have spent almost every afternoon playing back there (oh how I am longing for a neighborhood pool of our very own). At first I would only let Ellie and Owen back there but one day I decided to let Mags venture out there in her cute little swimsuit. She will never be the same. She has tasted the freedom of the backyard and always wants it. She even knows when Owen and Ellie start getting their swimsuits she needs to have hers on.... she does sort of an excited whine to let me know that she wants to go out there (kind of like a puppy--- don't mean to compare my baby to a dog, but it fits in this circumstance).

And she needs to be in control of the hose at all times. Often she sprays herself in the face or aims it at one of the other kids (smart girl).
I do wish Maggie would learn to walk already (she just doesn't care to) because she is crawling on the back porch area where it is pavement and I just know that can't be comfortable.

Owen enjoying the cool water on a hot May day.

Ellie Lou posing for the camera... I had to beg for a picture, she was way too busy to be bothered by me trying to take pictures of her.